I've been watching pieces of the Casey Anthony Trial for weeks. There is much to discuss and nothing seems sure. Regardless of anyone's opinion on whether she should or shouldn't have been found guilty, I have to say I noticed an interesting and very controversial metaphor in all of this. The story is that this mother killed her child in order to be free to live the life she wanted to live.
Now, this may not be a perfect parallel, and it is for that reason that I pose this question. How exactly was what Casey Anthony supposedly did (I'm not arguing whether she did/didn't here)different than abortion? I'm really inquiring because all I see is huge similarities. The country is in an uproar that this woman was able to allegedly murder her 2 year old. But if she had done it 2 years plus a few months prior, the country would have been in an uproar that she has a right to choose. Was Casey Anthony merely 2 years late exercising her right to choose?
I know this always boils down to disagreements about when human beings gain that right biologically. But just a modern life example laying right in front of us of what that decision looks like fast forwarded a few years.
I acknowledge this is an extreme way to put all this and don't mean to sound insensitive. This was just a philosophical extension of thought that came from watching all this coverage.
