[8mmMauser]

Wills and Living... Well, not quite.

Previously I mentioned Garry Wills, and here is another non-viable tissue from his works, appearing in the LA Times, of all places. So, I must keep to a tiny extract. I encourage reading the whole thing at the link, though, if anyone seeks to understand Garry Wills more than I would. The title says enough.

Whether through serendipity or through some sort of causal connection, it now seems that the onset of a functioning central nervous system with a functioning cerebral cortex and the onset of viability occur around the same time -- the end of the second trimester, a time by which 99% of all abortions have already occurred.

Opponents of abortion like to show sonograms of the fetus reacting to stimuli. But all living cells have electric and automatic reactions. These are like the reactions of Terri Schiavo when she was in a permanent vegetative state. Aquinas, following Aristotle, called the early stage of fetal development vegetative life. The fetus has a face long before it has a brain. It has animation before it has a command center to be aware of its movements or to experience any reaction as pain.

Abortion isn't a religious issue

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[8mmMauser]

Thread by wagglebee on abortion in England: Some hope?

Having recently celebrated the life and work of William Wilberforce, some religious leaders have called abortion-on-demand the 'new slavery'; the human rights issue that will define our generation's place in history.

It is forty years since abortion became legal in Britain.

The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr. Rowan Williams, has warned that abortion is increasingly being seen as the easy option for women, perhaps just another form of contraception. In the process, he says, British people risk losing sight of the sanctity of life.

Abortion – This generation’s ‘slavery’

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[Sun]

Bump for life, from conception to natural death.

[floriduh voter]

Why doesn’t anybody ever talk about protecting the disabled and the seniors? It’s about machines and tubes.

[syriacus]

Abortion isn't a religious issue

Someone tell this to the pro-aborts. They should stop insisting that opposition to abortion is completely based on religious belief.

Some of us oppose abortion because we believe that human conception results in a new human being (or multiple human beings). Human beings deserve protection at any stage of life.

[floriduh voter]

Dino Delaurentis’ relative, the chef, is expecting. I believe I was watching The Today Show and they showed the baby’s sonograms on NBC in various stages of development. I was shocked. Is NBC promoting life now or just chefs who are pg?