To: Luke Skyfreeper
Practically, this means that for humane reasons, all abortions after a certain date (somewhere between 8 and 24 weeks) should be made illegal. And how exactly do you know before that time that it does not feel pain?
A good liberal Nova or Nature documentary described consciousness not as a toggle switch but a dimmer switch. It comes gradually. How can you make a legal guideline on that? About as far as I can go is implantation as a guideline for abortion. Even that I have to hold my nose at.
458 posted on
06/10/2003 9:24:36 AM PDT by
Terriergal
("You slaughtered my children and sacrificed them to the idols...." Ez 16:21)
To: Terriergal
And how exactly do you know before that time that it does not feel pain? No neurons, no pain. There are definite points in human life before which we have no neurons.
466 posted on
06/10/2003 11:54:56 AM PDT by
palmer
(Hitch your wagon to a star, and fill it with phlegm)
To: Terriergal
A good liberal Nova or Nature documentary described consciousness not as a toggle switch but a dimmer switch. It comes gradually. How can you make a legal guideline on that? Even with a dimmer switch you can tell whether the light is on or off.
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