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Politics : Al Gore vs George Bush: the moderate's perspective -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: md1derful who wrote (3010)	10/18/2000 4:13:26 PM
From: TimF	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 10042

I blame our profession in not being more proactive in helping to define in a manner, much less political, the stages of development of a human life..when organs are formed, when the brain is formed, when a nervous system is formed, when we can assign those unalienable rights to a developing human being...it's a tough issue, which unfortunately has been politicized, The first few questions, "when the organs are formed" ect., are medical questions. Questions about when to assign what rights to who are always political (although in some cases they are matters where there is a political concensus). Tim

To: md1derful who wrote (3010)	10/18/2000 7:39:21 PM
From: briskit	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 10042

Agreed and back at ya. Perhaps biology can lend better distinctions. I understand some cultures consider a child viable at about 2 yrs old for some reason. They feel if a child dies or needs to be disposed of it is not too big a loss up to that point. Interesting. Or the Chinese practice abortion (sometimes at birth) depending on the sex of the child, or other factors. It can be viewed very differently depending on one's perspective or perceived needs. In our culture if one sees it, and it looks human, then it becomes an issue. Everyone loves little babies. TTYL