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To: AndrewC
between 28 and 32 weeks. During this time, fetuses display more mature patterns of heart rate, respond more to external sounds, display sleeping patterns like newborns and exhibit more regular periods of activity. This indicates that the nervous system is forming more neural connections.

So abortion is all right before the 28th week? While I don’t claim to speak for Hank, his argument seems to be that we need to argue against abortion on a more fundamental level. There many people in hospitals who do not respond to external stimuli, can we kill them?

This is my question now, are the unborn protected by the Fifth Amendment to the constitution (i.e. nor shall any person be subject for the same offense to be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb; nor shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself, nor be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law;.

78 posted on 03/09/2003 7:41:17 PM PST by Friend of thunder (No sane person wants war, but oppressors want oppression.)
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To: Friend of thunder
So abortion is all right before the 28th week?

No, logic doesn't work that way. Establishing a limit one-way does not establish a limit both ways. Further, I made no argument, I merely provided evidence that something other than an unreactive piece of meat exists in the womb at around that gestational age.

86 posted on 03/09/2003 7:50:42 PM PST by AndrewC
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