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Originally Posted by Displaced Flames fan
For the purpose of granting the right to live, what is wrong with the ability to live?
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Without a better measuring stick I guess that's fine, but really it doesn't measure what it SHOULD measure to answer the moral questions in my opinion.
What if it's found that a fetus becomes self aware and gains the ability to suffer BEFORE it's viable outside the womb? Then by the ability to live stick we're still committing murder if we're using a different measurement.
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Originally Posted by Displaced Flames fan
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.
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Again I'm ignorant of that, but I don't have a problem believing it; any kind of political advocacy draws the fanatics, and things that start out as good ideas can go too far.