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Originally posted by chiron613
Yes, of course lawmakers get to decide who's a person. A human fetus is *always* human, and it is alive. Claims that a fetus isn't really "alive" until birth are specious. By any meaningful standard, a fertilizd ovum is alive.
Originally posted by tezzajw
Originally posted by chiron613
Yes, of course lawmakers get to decide who's a person. A human fetus is *always* human, and it is alive. Claims that a fetus isn't really "alive" until birth are specious. By any meaningful standard, a fertilizd ovum is alive.
It's not independent life. It is completely and totally dependent upon the host mother to sustain its life.
The mother should have the right to remove the parasite within her, if she so chooses.
Originally posted by OhZone
Why is this issue so one sided?
All anyone ever considers is the potential child.
How about giving some consideration to the woman who has this unwanted pregnancy.
Why exactly should she be FORCED to stay pregnant?
Does she have any rights at all?
And don't anyone come out with that stupid idea that she should have kept her legs closed. Your kind seems to forget that it takes 2, and that the male half is the agressor 99% of the time.
And for your women out there who object to abortion==
tell you what....
We'll just remove the embryo and implant it into YOU!
How do you like that?
Originally posted by BlueRaja
The reason she should be forced to stay pregnant is that the unborn child is a human being, and the last time I checked, murder was frowned upon.
Unless the woman was raped, then her having sex was a consenual act, and one of the possible consequences is pregnancy. I suppose if you believe that we should live in a consequence free lifestyle, where there are no negative repercussions to any decisions(or responsibilities to deal with) you could justify the taking of an innocent life for the sake of convenience.