Well at least to me a fetus is not really a person yet. Also let’s not forget that some abortions are for women impregnated by their rapist so in that case I think it’s definitely justified to get an abortion.
What makes a person a person?
To me a person is a human who is fully developed or at least close to it and birthed into the world.
Who decides what falls under that definition?
I’m pretty sure the people who have knowledge of trimesters and other things of the like.
Is it justifiable to subject a fetus to the kind of pain that they experience during an abortion? Would not the same done to another non-person, such as a puppy, be considered horrific cruelty?
If it’s animal abortion then yes. Also animals of course have less inherent value than a human so it would mean even less if their unborn are done away with.
In the case of rape, why is it justifiable to end a third party’s life (that of a not fully developed human being who is completely dependent on his mother, but that also describes a one-year old) because they are a product of violence done to you?
Because the woman didn’t choose to partake in sexual intercourse and the woman didn’t choose to bear a child. I don’t think a raped woman should have to take on such a huge responsibility because of mere misfortune. I mean wouldn’t these woman had enough control taken away from them?