Afro_Cheese> No, an embryo is NOT a living human being. Living and alive are not the same. To be LIVING go back a few pages and look at the definition Evy_O added to the discussion. To be “living” you have to be autonomous. An embryo is not.
Have you found anyone on this board, who says abortions are their “favourite practice”? No. I haven’t seen anyone either.
No one here says we should just abort left and right as another mean of contraception. But the right to terminate an unwanted pregnancy is vital to equality of the genders and to ensure kids are brought into the world by people who actually want them.
”But I still think killing an embryo before any growth is possible is better than aborting it as a partially developed fetus.”
Yep. I see your point of view. But if your uneasiness about abortions deals with ”living”, then you have to define when life begins.
Kandy Kisses> Oh, don’t even try! JM is an angsty attention-craving teen-ager whom a few people still try to shove some sense into.
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Okay, so according to poor little Jackie murder is wrong because it’s against the law. Abortion is not against the law, ergo it’s not wrong…
Well, I’m on Jackies hate-list, because he can’t respond to my arguments. Would someone ask him what he does to prevent the deaths of the thousands of starving kids in the 3rd world that die each week?
(Smiles evilly)
living:
Verb
Inflected forms: lived, liv·ing, lives
Verb
intr. 1. To be alive; exist. 2. To continue to be alive: lived through a bad accident. 3. To support oneself; subsist: living on rice and fish; lives on a small inheritance. 4. To reside; dwell: lives on a farm. 5. To conduct one's life in a particular manner: lived frugally. 6. To pursue a positive, satisfying existence; enjoy life: those who truly live. 7. To remain in human memory: an event that lives on in our minds.
Verb
human being:
Noun
A human.
Which one of those descriptions does an embryo not fit?
Originally posted by The Omega
Afro_Cheese> No, an embryo is NOT a living human being. Living and alive are not the same. To be LIVING go back a few pages and look at the definition Evy_O added to the discussion. To be “living” you have to be autonomous. An embryo is not.Have you found anyone on this board, who says abortions are their “favourite practice”? No. I haven’t seen anyone either.
No one here says we should just abort left and right as another mean of contraception. But the right to terminate an unwanted pregnancy is vital to equality of the genders and to ensure kids are brought into the world by people who actually want them.
”But I still think killing an embryo before any growth is possible is better than aborting it as a partially developed fetus.”
Yep. I see your point of view. But if your uneasiness about abortions deals with ”living”, then you have to define when life begins.Kandy Kisses> Oh, don’t even try! JM is an angsty attention-craving teen-ager whom a few people still try to shove some sense into.
😆
Okay, so according to poor little Jackie murder is wrong because it’s against the law. Abortion is not against the law, ergo it’s not wrong…Well, I’m on Jackies hate-list, because he can’t respond to my arguments. Would someone ask him what he does to prevent the deaths of the thousands of starving kids in the 3rd world that die each week?
(Smiles evilly)
Originally posted by Jackie Malfoy
So Cheese when you abort a baby you are taking it in your hands and ending one's life.It is the same thing.JM How on earth do you think it is different?Happy Thanksgiving everyone!Got to go!
Originally posted by Afro Cheese
[b] living:Verb
Inflected forms: lived, liv·ing, lives
Verb
intr. 1. To be alive; exist. 2. To continue to be alive: lived through a bad accident. 3. To support oneself; subsist: living on rice and fish; lives on a small inheritance. 4. To reside; dwell: lives on a farm. 5. To conduct one's life in a particular manner: lived frugally. 6. To pursue a positive, satisfying existence; enjoy life: those who truly live.human being:
Noun
A human.Which one of those descriptions does an embryo not fit? [/B]
Fine...
human:
Noun
1. A member of the genus Homo and especially of the species H. sapiens. 2. A person: the extraordinary humans who explored Antarctica.
Adjective
1. Of, relating to, or characteristic of humans: the course of human events; the human race. 2. Having or showing those positive aspects of nature and character regarded as distinguishing humans from other animals: an act of human kindness. 3. Subject to or indicative of the weaknesses, imperfections, and fragility associated with humans: a mistake that shows he's only human; human frailty. 4. Having the form of a human. 5. Made up of humans: formed a human bridge across the ice.
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