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"all the individuals who are not in the condition of attributing any value to their own existence are not persons" - from the article on after-birth abortion

This seems highly problematic to me since that criteria might well include people who suffer from depression or really any range of mental illness which I cannot accept on that basis can be categorized as non-persons.

It's a pretty bold paper though, but I expect it is too far outside the Overton window to receive any serious consideration at present.

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Not sure if you considered this already, but I for one would be interested in the links to the discussions as well--I'm usually just as (if not more) interested in what people are saying around some piece of news. I imagine you come across these links on twitter/hn/reddit etc... in which case linking to the tweet/post would be greatly appreciated!

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