Meaning of life comes from what Peter Singer refers to as " a prefferred state of being." He writes when the death of the disabled infant will lead to the birth of another infant with better prospects of a happy life, the total amount of happiness will be greater if the disabled infant is killed".
He is saying that if a child is going to be born without a chance of a happy life, then it would be better to stop that life and let a new child be born that would be able to have a happier life.
I believe in some ways that this view can be true but still I find it hard to comprehend that someone could kill another human being. By terminating an unborn we are taking away a life unwillingly. We have no idea what that child wants and to kill them because we believe they will be unhappy as they are not like us is wrong.
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