Empathy has nothing to do with it . They view abortion as a murder . IF , for the sake of argument , we accepted that position , how could empathy possibly be at play ? What level of empathy do I need to have in order to allow you to shoot someone in the head ? Do you see why that proposition is patently ridiculous ? No matter how empathetic a person is , the circumstances in which it is acceptable to shoot someone are still extremely limited . I ' m not advocating this position , simply pointing out its existence , as you seem not to understand it ? Calling it lack of empathy is an attempt to invalidate their feelings and dehumanize them so you can selfjustify not dealing with them . We need to work on understanding and working through . If you actually lack the intellectual capacity to understand the arguments of those who disagree with you , then your only responsible course of action is to remove yourself from the discussion , because you ' re nothing but one more voice in the masturbatory chorus . Your comment is 100 % a part of the unempathetic trend , yet that went completely over your head .