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Politics : Sharks in the Septic Tank -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: TimF who wrote (78430)	10/29/2003 9:50:35 AM
From: Solon	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 82486

You miss the significance of the physical separation at birth into a separate entity. "I have never seen a single person on either side of the abortion issue consider the size of the nose to be a significant issue." Perhaps that was just a humorous riposte. On the off-chance that you simply failed to understand the simile, I will explain: E's comment made it clear that she thought developmental characteristics were integral to the issue. She mentioned neurological considerations which shows her main focus. Of course, I could have simply said the size of the brain and forestalled your confusion--if confusion it was. The main point was that judging the legal "personhood" of a fetus through developmental differences is capricious, at best...