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MellowDem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-23-11 05:58 PM
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74. You seem to not be able to keep up...
Edited on Sun Jan-23-11 06:03 PM by MellowDem
I personally think it is a human. That doesn't mean I think it has the same rights or status of "personhood". I think scientifically, it definitely is a human. I think legally, it doesn't have to be given the same rights, very simple really. The law already differntiates based on age as it is.

If you could provide proof that there is settled science that proves the fact about when it is a human or when it acquires personhood, you really should, because you keep making this claim, but there is no settled fact about it, and there is no way "scientifically" to decide what is ultimatelly a moral question. Science cannot define when it is a "human" or when it should be given legal rights.

It's so simple, I'm sorry if you can't follow, but you might as well just stop responding if you can't understand.
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