Repellent

Let's see. Who on earth would seriously propose calling the killing of babies "after-birth abortions"?

Of course. Philosophers. Ethicists from down under!

If abortion is permissible, infanticide should be permissible. The authors proceed logically from premises which many people accept to a conclusion that many of those people would reject.

Andrew Brown of the Guardian comments:

Academics are and should be free to entertain monstrous ideas. But that does not trump the freedom of the rest of us to be repelled by their monstrosity.

There's a reason historical cultures tended to hide
the practice of infanticide.

There's a reason so many stories describe
children left to die who turn up alive.

It's an ancient horror that tore at the heart
of anyone who took part.