In arguments over abortion,both the conservative and the liberal agree on the following premise:
A)abortion is the killing of an innocent person.
B)abortion before birth would not be the killing of an innocent person.
C)it is wrong to kill an innocent person.
D)the unborn is not a person until birth (and thus does not have a right to life).

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Both sides in the abortion debate agree that it is wrong to kill an innocent person. This premise is central to the argument against abortion from a pro-life perspective, as they assert that the unborn fetus is a person with a right to life. However, even from a pro-choice perspective, it is often acknowledged that killing an innocent person is wrong, and that the decision to have an abortion is a difficult ethical choice precisely because it involves weighing the competing interests of the mother and the potential personhood of the fetus. Therefore, C is the correct answer. The other options either present a false dichotomy between views or assume a particular perspective on the issue.

In Arguments Over Abortion,both the Conservative and the Liberal Agree