Question

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I was watching the History Channel last night and the program was called "The Worst Jobs in History". Now the three episodes watched had to do with England, starting with the Stuart Dynasty, to the time
of the Georges, and the last episode was set in the Victorian Era.

I noticed that in all three eras, that children were exploited, even after laws had been passed to limit child labor.

Now I can only assume that in the 18th and 19th centuries, that here in America the same kind of exploitation was taking place, but there was little concern from the US government about this.

My question is when did life become precious? When did life become something that people cherish, when were children thought to be more
then just a labor commodity.

Even in the early 20th Century, there were few laws regarding child labor.

The pro-lifers maintain that abortion is wrong, but then most of them call for cuts in the programs that would help the very same children
that they are "saving".

All I can see is that human life has only been considered something to be cherished in the last seven decades, prior to that it seemed that it was only important for what some company could get out of it.

Just a question!