It is commonly considered that a human life, no matter how new, is not something that one can just take away. 

Most people are familiar with the topic of abortion and the debate surrounding it. Less common is the debate about neonates, and whether or not it is moral to kill a newborn. In his article “Neonate Killers,” Corby Ferrin argues that one person killing another a mother killing her newborn child should not be considered murder if because the deceased does not possess certain traits of self-consciousness. However, the author presents an ineffective argument for several reasons: few credible sources are given and he doesn’t present any credentials of his own, he does not provide a cohesive balance between specificity and broadness, and he seems to rely too heavily on speaking against the emotions attached to the topic.