Post by Deleted on Jan 22, 2019 16:18:15 GMT
First of all the word fetus comes from the Latin word meaning “young child”.
So?
Second once we grant that fetus’(young child) are human beings, which biologically they are. It should settle the question of their right to live.
Not for me. "Human" doesn't matter to me. "Person" matters to me.
As for your little hypothetical scenario. Comparing a babies rights to a mother’s rights is unequal. Because what is at stake in abortion is the mother’s lifestyle, as opposed to the babies life.
That's what is at stake in the hypothetical, too. A's life versus B's right to live a lifestyle where he's not lying on a table pumping blood for another person 24/7.
But it's not the woman's 'lifestyle', it's her right to control of her own body.
The most reasonable thing for society is to expect an adult to live temporarily with an inconvenience if the only alternative is killing a child.
And this all began when you accused me of hypocrisy. Hypocrisy is acting contrary to one's claimed beliefs. Whilst I don't expect that you will agree with my position on abortion and murder, if you are honest you will at least have to admit that I'm being consistent in those beliefs, and am thus not being hypocritical.
Of course, I don't expect you to be honest, either. But I'd love to be proved wrong.