He then persuaded the emperor to abdicate soon after his majority, and the regency would continue for the next youthful incumbent.
The emperor was convinced to abdicate thanks to his persuasive argument.
Why, they ask, does the fact that a fetus can survive outside the womb with the help of vast medical technology change either of the interests at war in the abortion  the fetus's own claim to human-ness and a woman's right to control her body?