[metmom]

That's no excuse for justifying murder, though, which is what you're all about.

You know, that's what this whole discussion about when a fertilized egg becomes human is all about. If it's not human, it's not murder. Then people can *dispose* of it with a clear conscience. They can try to deny the guilt because, after all, it wasn't human. I see no other reason in the world why there would be any need to even qestion the humanity of that fertilized egg, unless it's so that one can do to it as one pleases with out fear of moral, ethical or legal consequences or judgment.

[jas3]

You know, that's what this whole discussion about when a fertilized egg becomes human is all about. If it's not human, it's not murder. Then people can *dispose* of it with a clear conscience. They can try to deny the guilt because, after all, it wasn't human. I see no other reason in the world why there would be any need to even qestion the humanity of that fertilized egg, unless it's so that one can do to it as one pleases with out fear of moral, ethical or legal consequences or judgment

That seems to be a big part of it for most people. Some people think that the question has to do with whether the blastosphere has a soul or not. But if the blastosphere is a human, then why is not an egg a human? I can see arguments for both sides, but in the end, it seems an arbitrary decision.

jas3

[little jeremiah]

You know, that's what this whole discussion about when a fertilized egg becomes human is all about. If it's not human, it's not murder. Then people can *dispose* of it with a clear conscience. They can try to deny the guilt because, after all, it wasn't human. I see no other reason in the world why there would be any need to even qestion the humanity of that fertilized egg, unless it's so that one can do to it as one pleases with out fear of moral, ethical or legal consequences or judgment.

That's it in a nutshell.