| SLAVERY | ABORTION |
|
Dred Scott 1857 7-2 decision |
Roe vs Wade 1973 7-2 decision |
| Black Non-persons | Unborn Non-persons |
| Property of Owner | Property of Owner (Mother) |
| Choose to buy- sell- kill | Choose to keep or kill |
| Abolitionists should not impose morality on slaveowners | Pro-lifers should not impose morality on mothers |
| Slavery is legal | Abortion is legal |
| REASON | ABORTION | EUTHANASIA |
| Usefulness | a burden | a burden |
| Wanted | unwanted | unwanted |
| Degree of perfection | handicapped | handicapped |
| Age | too young | too old |
| Intelligence | not yet conscious | not really conscious anymore |
| Place of residence | in the womb | in a nursing home |
| "Meaningful life" |
"does not yet have" Roe vs Wade |
"no longer has" Euthanasia Bills |
| Cost | too poor | too poor |
| Numbers | too many children | too many old folks |
| Marital status | unmarried | widowed |