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Politics : Right Wing Extremist Thread -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: TimF who wrote (13035)	7/25/2001 2:54:08 AM
From: Father Terrence	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 59480

When does a person become a recognized individual with attendant rights, including the right to life? 1.) At the moment of conception? 2.) When it is a zygote? 3.) When it resembles an amphibian or frog and even has a vestigial egg-tooth? 4.) When it looks human but hasn't developed a functional brain yet? 5.) When it has a brain, but only rudimentary brain wave activity (motor functions, etc.) 6.) When it is expelled through the birth canal or cut from the womb at birth? Well, number 6 definitely. But before that maybe we should consider the moment when it has FULL brain wave activity implying its ability to commence cognitive thought skills. I realize that even a newborn's brain is still forming, and the brain continues to build and make new connections throughout life, but this juncture I have identified could be the key to determining what is just potential, and what is really a person who must have rights that are respected.