Stop killing babies. That would be the wrong way to begin this essay; it might make you think that I am poised to make an argument against legalised abortion. But I am neither pro-life nor pro-choice, and this essay is not about abortion; it is about infanticide. Throughout history, philosophers and religious thinkers have recognised a distinction between life in utero and life after the umbilical cord is clamped. This essay seeks to address a key ethical question about postnatal morality.
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