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Politics : Should God be replaced? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: zonder who wrote (21596)	7/22/2005 11:16:06 AM
From: Greg or e	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 28931

I don't know where you are from but in Canada and the U.S. there is no time stipulated after which abortion is disallowed. Abortion on demand for any reason at anytime is the Law. Of course that all depends on the will of the mother. If she wants it it is considered a Human being with all the accompanying rights and protection but if she does not, (for any reason at all) then it is legal to kill the unborn at any time. Scott Peterson is a double murderer but the abortion Dr is a hero. This points out the ridiculous double standard that magically transforms Human beings into People and back again at the whim of the Mother. It either is or isn't a Human being regardless of the Mothers emotional state. <<<What is it, that is being killed?>>> "the word "killed" is inappropriate at this stage, as it introduces prejudice into the debate." No; it is an entirely accurate and scientifically appropriate term. "Of course it is not a human being, any more than the nails and the hair you cut are human beings." That is an entirely inaccurate and scientifically inappropriate conclusion to reach. The unborn are biologically alive Human beings and genetically distinct from the mother. "A fertilized egg may or may not develop into a baby, given the right circumstances and a long enough period of time. As Sun Tzu pointed out before, the skin off your nose can also develop into a baby with the current cloning technologies." Cloning hypothetical aside what you have from the moment of conception is a complete Human being that is at an early vulnerable stage of development. The question is how are we as a society going to treat our most vulnerable of Human beings? I presume from your comments that you say we should allow them to be killed for any reason, even if it's just because they are a girl and not a boy? ... then the bar must be set higher than simple inconvenience ""Simple inconvenience"! Well, if it's that easy, then I am sure you guys can manage it on your own :-)" You think that abortion is funny? I don't. As far as no consensus equaling no possibility of morality; (please don't take offense at this) that is just nonsense!