Thread: The Abortion Argument is Over

Originally Posted by Macduff

At what point are we defining humanity away for the sake of convenience?

It's not for the sake of convenience. That was many people's definition of 'humanity' and/or rights-to-life before abortion ever became a debate.

Originally Posted by Macduff

I didn't bring chimpanzees into the conversation. I was responding to someone else doing so.
I'd buy the non-sentient argument if fetuses didn't have things like hearts, brains, fingers...

Fertilized embryos don't have hearts, brains or fingers so I suppose terminating them is ok huh?

Originally Posted by Pragmatist

Fertilized embryos don't have hearts, brains or fingers so I suppose terminating them is ok huh?

Fertilization clinics do it all the time..

Isn't the title of this thread the abortion argument is over? Then why are we still arguing.

Originally Posted by Pragmatist

Fertilized embryos don't have hearts, brains or fingers so I suppose terminating them is ok huh?

Only if it is OK with the woman carrying the embryo or if the fertilized embryo hasn't been implanted, it depends on what the people who have an interest in that embryo want to do. It also depends on whether or not you are a Republican and or a fundy and want to use the embryo for political purposes. Defense of embryos is a great way to politically energize people who, except for embryos, have neither empathy nor compassion for humanity.

I love the fact that the thread titled "The abortion argument is over" has 186 posts. I love the place.

Originally Posted by Rusticus

Only if it is OK with the woman carrying the embryo or if the fertilized embryo hasn't been implanted, it depends on what the people who have an interest in that embryo want to do. It also depends on whether or not you are a Republican and or a fundy and want to use the embryo for political purposes.

Thats funny, it's the first time I have heard "implantation" as being some sort of magic moment. I thought they always used "conception".

Originally Posted by angryamerican

Agreed but the funny chimp you show never had HUMAN DNA....

Don't we share 97% of the same DNA as chimps? Seems like I read that somewhere.