11 Apr
2015
11 Apr
'15
4:32 p.m.
Lev Lafayette wrote:
In the 'Ethics of Liberty' he states a parent "may not murder or mutilate his child, and the law properly outlaws a parent from doing so. But the parent should have the legal right not to feed the child, i.e., to allow it to die... the law, therefore, may not properly compel the parent to feed a child or to keep it alive."
That reminds me of this: Exposure was the preferred method of disposal, as that act in itself was not murder; moreover, the exposed child technically had a chance of being rescued by the gods or any passersby.^[32] -- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infanticide#Greece_and_Rome