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Originally Posted by Flabbibulin
Sorry, but that conclusion is a joke.
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Removing morality, the bare definitions of persons makes their extension that newborns don't have perfect right to life is true. As the original article notes, this is not new ground and has been stated in other places before.
There is no clear distinction for making judgements as to when to end this process however. How can you prove to someone they've moved to become suffiently self-aware? This is where academics (which in this case is cold and cruel, but rational) and law (which may not follow the intent perfectly, but is the best we can get) contrast with each other. I don't think there is a perfect solution that'll completely satsify the academic definition.
EDIT - of course, it's even worse with morals added...morally, killing a newborn is pretty bad.