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To: MJ who wrote (10247)	11/1/2007 6:00:28 PM
From: goldworldnet	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 25737

People have become so self absorbed since the 60s revolution, but for anyone who is honest with themselves, the morality and ethics of abortion are seen as what they are, morally wrong, ethically wrong, and spiritually wrong. I think a very telling scenario would be a young mother trying to explain to her 5 or 6 year old that mommy has to get rid of a future brother or sister because of timing or money. Any young child would be horrified to learn their mother was even contemplating such a thing and it is not because they lack sophistication. They know without any doubt that their mother is supposed to love her children and no excuses can escape this truth at any age. * * *

To: MJ who wrote (10247)	11/1/2007 7:20:02 PM
From: DuckTapeSunroof	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 25737

"Life begins at conception, pure and simple." Well... NEW life anyway, when chromosomes are combined to make a different individual..... (But it is not 'life from no life', because BOTH egg and sperm cell were alive, never 'dead', and that chain of life traces back in an unbroken thread....) But the question was more like 'when are the rights of personhood granted?' to a new individual... and societies have answered that particular question many different ways across history and cultures. Often the legal presumption for the society was informed by the prevailing religious doctrines (for example: when does the soul enter the body?) Many religions have answered that question differently... and some have answered it differently at different times. As I mentioned: for around 80% of the recorded history of Christianity it was official doctrine that 'ensoulment' happened at the 'quickening'. (Many Native American Tribes believed the same, as I believe Hebrew tradition and others did similarly....)