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Some females abort or resorb their own young while they are still in development after a new male takes over; this is known as the Bruce effect. [31] This may prevent their young from being killed after birth, saving the mother wasted time and energy. However, this strategy also benefits the new male.
Some rodent species (most typically males) will take the chance to kill neonates that are unrelated to them should opportunity permit. There is thought to be several benefits by doing so, which not only include nutrition benefits (particularly where food is in short supply [8]) but also non-direct benefits, such as allowing access to more resources, improving reproductive opportunities and the ...
This behavior is known as the "aunting to death" phenomenon; these non-lactating female primates gain mothering-like experience, yet lack the resources to feed the infant. [1] This behaviour has been seen in captive bonobos, but not wild ones. It is not clear if it is a natural bonobo trait or the result of living in captivity. [2]
Minnesota Department of Health documents show that eight infants were born alive during abortion procedures between 2019 and 2022, and, in 2023, Walz signed legislation that repealed most of a ...
"After-Birth Abortion: Why Should the Baby Live?" [1] is a controversial article published by Francesca Minerva and Alberto Giubilini. Available online from 2012 and published in the Journal of Medical Ethics in 2013, [2] it argues to call child euthanasia or infanticide "after-birth abortion" and highlights similarities between abortion and euthanasia.
The Morality of Abortion: Legal and Historical Perspectives. Harvard University Press. ISBN 0-674-58725-1. Olson, E (1997). The Human Animal. New York: Oxford University Press. Paske, G (1994). "Abortion and the Neo-Natal Right to Life: A Critique of Marquis's Futurist Argument". The Abortion Controversy. In Pojman & Beckwith 1998, pp. 361–371.
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This is who is affected by abortion legislation.