thordaddy
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Joined: Jan. 2006
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Nike opines,
| Quote | | I never said that "human life" cannot be defined. Of course it can; people make up definitions all the time! Some of those definitions do not include undifferentiated clumps of cells. The Supreme Court defined it as having viability outside the womb. Arguing about definitions is pointless. |
Are you serious? Arguing about definitions for human life is meaningless? Even when that wallowing in meaninglessness presents a life/death conundrum? I asked if YOU could define human life. I didn't ask if others could? So since human life "can" be defined, give us YOUR definition.
| Quote | | The real issue is, what should be the limits allowed in terminating pregnancy. Some believe that it is wrong to prevent pregnancy before conception, i.e. contraception. In some cultures, postnatal abortion was apparently accepted. |
But, I'm really only worried about America's stance as it represents my country and my roots. I see a vast difference between using contraception and aborting a unique individual.
| Quote | | If you want to define human life as beginning at conception, that's fine, but that's not a good argument against allowing morning-after pills, embryonic stem cell research, therapeutic cloning, in vitro reproduction, etc. |
Care to elaborate as to WHY it isn't a good argument? I mean, what's the "good argument" against eugenics?
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