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allison · 10-07-2002, 01:20 PM

Quote: Originally posted by LadySilk
Unfortunately a fetus is not a viable SEPARATE sentient entity.  

And neither is a newborn baby without someone to feed it, etc., so that's not a fitting arguement for why it's ok to kill it. And it is sentient. Science has proven that the nerve centers are developed enough within the 1st trimester to respond to stimuli, and thus, feel.

I'm not making any kind of judgement here as to the morality of abortion (I did that in a previous post). I am just gently pointing out where your argument has logistical flaws, in my opinion.

10-07-2002, 01:20 PM	#91
allison USER INFO » Status: INK'ed Posts: 880 Joined: Sep 2002 Currently: Offline	Quote: Originally posted by LadySilk Unfortunately a fetus is not a viable SEPARATE sentient entity.   And neither is a newborn baby without someone to feed it, etc., so that's not a fitting arguement for why it's ok to kill it. And it is sentient. Science has proven that the nerve centers are developed enough within the 1st trimester to respond to stimuli, and thus, feel. I'm not making any kind of judgement here as to the morality of abortion (I did that in a previous post). I am just gently pointing out where your argument has logistical flaws, in my opinion. __________________ "The question is not, can they reason? Nor, can they talk? But, can they suffer?" ~ Jeremy Bentham No, Marcos, thank YOU!