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To: Solon who wrote (17212)	6/20/2001 6:34:21 PM
From: The Philosopher	Read Replies (1) of 82486

Now, we can uphold those principles of equality when it comes to color issues, etc. But the neither the comparison nor the ability exists when we say that an embryo is a person and therefore has equal rights, etc. etc. etc. Equal rights, of course, don't mean identical rights. A twelve year old child doesn't have the right to drive, no matter how much it would enhance his pursuit of happiness. A five year old child can't commit murder. A sixteen year old doesn't have the right to contract, to marry, etc. The particular rights given to the embryo would be consistent with its nature and character. They would not necessarily be identical to the rights accorded to full adults. I don't know what sorts of situations you think would arise with an embryo having rights that would destroy civilization when the rights accorded to one day old babies haven't destroyed civilization.

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