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First genetically unique cell | 8 | 32.00% | |
Birth | 6 | 24.00% | |
Other (explain) | 11 | 44.00% | |
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07-26-2006, 12:11 PM | #76 | |
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07-26-2006, 12:12 PM | #77 | |
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07-26-2006, 12:25 PM | #79 |
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It's a good thing to get one particular term right, and that's "human"
A thing is human if it has the right chromosomes. A living blood cell is human even if it is on the sidewalk. What we are discussing is either what human thing has rights, or what confers a new level of specialness to that human thing. The thread title calls this "humanity", which I find confusing. I prefer the term "person" or "personhood", in that all cells/collections of cells with the right chromosomes are human, but not all are persons. I think all sides can agree on these terms and that the terms are neutral to the argument. |
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07-26-2006, 02:03 PM | #82 | |
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07-26-2006, 02:06 PM | #83 | |
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What would you think of a woman who had an abortion, then had a funeral for it?
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07-26-2006, 02:29 PM | #84 | |
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I am sorry if I offended you, I probably shouldn't have used the word bullshit, but I have seen many women struggling with loss and with people treating their child like it wasn't human and doesn't deserve to be remembered or to have a funeral. |
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07-26-2006, 02:37 PM | #85 | |
I think this line's mostly filler.
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07-27-2006, 09:59 AM | #86 | |
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07-27-2006, 09:14 PM | #87 |
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They use dead fetuses to raise money?
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07-28-2006, 11:08 AM | #88 |
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07-28-2006, 12:25 PM | #89 |
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Fundraiser organized by NMBLA?
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