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Originally posted by: JediSage
We know for certain because the child at ANY stage has every body part it will ever have,
I do not believe a fetus has every body part immediatly after conception. The body parts take time to develope.
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Originally posted by: JediSage
Per one of my previous posts, human life should not be measured as a point of development within a species, it should be measured by being a member of a species.
But when does the fetus become a member of the species human? does having the correct DNA and the correct number of chromosomes automatically make somthing a member of the species human? this is a very difficult question.
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Originally posted by: JediSage
Trying to ascribe rights to someone based on a measure of their physical abilitiy, their iq, etc is dangerous because it would open the way to governments trying to deny rights to people who are in comas, or who have Parkinson's disease, or MS, or whatever.
This point involving abortion is somthing I had not thought of before. It is a good point. This is a serious concern.