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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

This is a good point. In every other context, nobody is forced to help anyone else.

You're not forced to give up your kidney because Jimmy over there needs it and you're the only match. You get to choose whether to help Jimmy.

This is the only context where someone is forced into giving aide to another living thing whether they want to or not.

We have laws against being cruel to animals, and harming our fellow humans, but there are no laws against not helping except for this. That's an incredibly powerful argument. Thanks.