While reading Moral Duty to the Unborn and Its Significance, I was struck by several things in the article. The first was the wording that the author used when describing an unborn fetus through a pro-life or pro-choice lens. Some pro-life examples that stood at the most to me were: "Reactions of wonder can always be muted", the "dynamic development from conception to birth" or "its own eon worth of evolutionary genetic heritage". When describing pro-choice perspectives, some examples include "such a view of the contingent value of fetal development assails the foundational moral belief", or "all forms of life that are immature, unformed or pre rational". This use of language I believe could have a strong impact on the reader, creating a more emotional response to what the author is saying. The language helps to humanize the unborn fetus that the author is trying to protect, creating a positive image of this unborn being. "It is impossible to deny that fetal life only needs time and nurture to develop its full potential".

I also find her argument that draws attention to the relationship of the environment to fetal life very interesting. I think it is a different perspective that could definitely have the potential to force people to look at abortion in a different light. I know that for me this argument, in some ways, was more convincing than the standard religious argument. By drawing upon the environmental movement and feminist perspective within this movement as well as using wording that helps to humanize the fetus and stir emotion, I believe she does a good job of creating an unusual argument for pro-life that attracts a different audience.

PS sorry this is a bit late