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Originally Posted by photon
No, I'm saying that the point at which they should be awarded rights should be the point at which they become a person.
A fertilized cell is clearly not human, I have no problem with the morning after pill.
So at some point after that the brain and nervous system develop to the point that he/she becomes person. There's a line to draw.
Now all we need to do is define person. Self aware? Maybe, can something suffer if it's not aware of itself? I don't think it's just philosophical, I think science will eventually be able to answer the question.
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For the purpose of granting the right to live, what is wrong with the ability to live?
Clearly, it's not an absolute...but we sure as hell could encompass it within the restrictions on abortion in our laws. Couldn't we?
The problem is that pro-choice (just like every other political advocacy) refuses to accept the possibility that restricting some abortion might not infringe upon their rights. See the NRA as another example.