[Ultra Sonic 007]

This is the final copy of my research paper for English 101 in my freshman year at UAB.

The professor's assignment was basically to take a current hot topic - like abortion, capital punishment, the war in Iraq - and write a 6-10 page research essay delving into a particular subject of that issue.

Mine involved whether or not the unborn are human.

I submit this to you, my fellow Freepers, for your opinion.

[Always Right]

Abortion: Should the Unborn be Considered Human?

They ain't chickens.

[camle]

why not? we consider Helen Thomas to be human...well some of us do anyway, the jury is still out...

[jdm]

You'll get an A, easily. Great writing.

[Rutles4Ever]

Ironic timing with NASA drooling over the notion that a few microbes in water will prove that "life" exists on Mars, but the medical/liberal community thinks an embryo represents something else.

[sageb1]

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[Ultra Sonic 007]

Education/School/College/Pro-Life/Abortion mega-ping!

Please take the time to read it.

10 pages is far too short to write about this issue. :|

[Rakkasan1]

FYI: mistakenly shooting a hunter here in MN during deer season is ,by law, felony manslaughter.

my 2 cent:
if we can use the presence of brainwave activity to claim scientific proof of death, why not for proof of life?

[Gaffer]

The question is: Did these aborted unborn have the capacity to grow into anything OTHER than a human being?

[b4its2late]

I've read about half of it and so far so good! I'll try to finish it later and let you know.

[dforest]

Lovely piece. A shame you had to write it to convince someone of the obvious. Thank you

[Terriergal]

very good! Is this current then? (e.g. you haven't rec'd a grade yet?)

[NavyCanDo]

Try telling an animal rights activist that an unborn California Condor(Egg) is not a Bird, so it's OK to make an omelet.

[jonno]

Bottom Line: Abortion is Child Sacrifice.

Primitive societies sacrificed their children to appease the Sun god, or the god of Fire, etc. They did this either out of fear or greed - self interest either way.

Abortions today are done for no different - or better reason.

[Terriergal]

good writing ping!

[Sans-Culotte]

It's very good, IMO. However, I cannot guarantee you will get a good grade. As you know, some profs say they invite all views, when they really do not.

I've always found it sadly funny that liberals who favor abortion are often the types who talk to their "babies" while they are still in the womb, yet have no trouble aborting said baby fetus if they decide they don't want it.

Your prof may take you analogy of the hunter, and provide a counter analogy such as: "an unwanted pregnancy is like buying something at the store that you no longer want and are entitled to throw away".

[Fierce Allegiance]

Should the Unborn be Considered Human?

Any parent who has heard their kids heartbeat on an ultrasound can answer this question.

[Michael.SF.]

Good luck on a worthy topic.

Something to also consider (if you already haven't: If a pregnant woman's fetus is killed, say in a car accident, the criminal can be charged with a crime, vehichular manslaughter, even if the woman lives. I believe this occurred in Long beach, Calif. a number of years ago (10-12 yrs). It probably has occurred in other cases or circumstances. The point is there is precedence for this in the law.

[JimRed]

As T.F. Barans says, “An EMBRYO is no more equal to a BABY than an ACORN is to an OAK. Each has the POTENTIAL to become the actuality of the other.”

And each, if only left alone, will become exactly what it should. Crushing the acorn kills the future oak; killing the embryo kills a future human. End of discussion!

I didn't read every line, but what I did read rates an "A".

[The Blitherer]

Bump for later...

[deathrace2000]

Just because you're born doesn't make you human either. Take Hitler or Stalin, for example.