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Makarov · 03-02-2012, 10:04 AM

I can actually see the argument from a purely academic perspective (in the sense that it seems very doubtful that a newborn baby is self-aware in any meaningful way), but then it raises the very troublesome issue of where does one actually draw the line. Practically speaking, birth is just such a nice, clear line in the sand demarking "personhood" that I think it would be crazy to abandon it.

03-02-2012, 10:04 AM	#2
Makarov Franchise Player Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Moscow Exp:	I can actually see the argument from a purely academic perspective (in the sense that it seems very doubtful that a newborn baby is self-aware in any meaningful way), but then it raises the very troublesome issue of where does one actually draw the line. Practically speaking, birth is just such a nice, clear line in the sand demarking "personhood" that I think it would be crazy to abandon it. __________________ "Life of Russian hockey veterans is very hard," said Soviet hockey star Sergei Makarov. "Most of them don't have enough to eat these days. These old players are Russian legends."