Lawful Abortion
I blocked today’s birth in an attempt to speed up this Age. I will quickly explain why I think this action is legal, as some may disagree:
1. Since Planned Parenthood is still pending, Svetlana Tarpova still appears on the Mortals page, even though she was (arguably) added illegally. I would argue that in the real gamestate, she does not exist. If we accept this premise, there are fewer than half-quorum non-dead Mortals, and I can roll a die to create a new child as per ‘Circle of Life’.
2. After I have rolled the die, I “may then create a new Child mortal” (emphasis mine). I choose not to. Since I still performed the first part, no one else is permitted to create a new Child today.
If anyone wants to CfJ me on either of these points, be my guest.
Josh: he/they
Until the CfJ passes, Svetlana is gamestate. It’s highly irregular to pre-empt the result of the CfJ process in that way.
The net result is the same, inasmuch as no baby is created, but I would strenuously argue that if the CfJ passes today then the right to add a new baby does exist.