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Of course, infanticide needs to be strictly legally controlled and rare - but it should not be ruled out, any more than abortion.

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Peter Singer
Age: 78
Born: 1946
Born: July 6
Philosopher
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Melbourne
Australia
Peter Albert David Singer
Peter A. D. Singer
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