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Author Topic:   When does human life begin?
Taz
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Message 48 of 327 (649528)
01-24-2012 12:47 AM


My take on the issue of abortion.
(1) Human life starts at the point of conception.
(2) The fetus is a human parasite. If the woman decides to not allow it to keep using her organs, who are any of you to tell her otherwise?
(3) If you think abortion is murder, then technically speaking you not helping the starving children in Africa mass murder.
(4) We as civilized human beings have the right not to help each other. Sure, it's heartless, but you, me, and the next guy over has the right to not help the next person in distress.
(5) I don't want a biological kid. My wife is starting to want one. Should I just get a vasectomy and bring the issue to an end? Good grief, why do women want biological kids so badly? Anyway, the point is I personally will never have an abortion (if I ever get pregnant... which is pretty damn unlikely due to my biological handicap as a man). But I would never tell a woman what she can or can't do with her body.
(6) The catholic church can go to hell for all I care. They used to torture and burn people for their pleasure. And now all of the sudden they have the moral high ground? Give me a break!

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Taz
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Message 63 of 327 (649578)
01-24-2012 1:15 PM
Reply to: Message 50 by Just being real
01-24-2012 1:11 AM


Abortion is not actively killing the fetus. It just unhooked the fetus from the woman's organs. Again, if we are to treat the fetus as a person, the the person has no right to forcibly use the woman's body.

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Taz
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Message 297 of 327 (651292)
02-06-2012 9:51 AM
Reply to: Message 294 by Kairyu
02-05-2012 5:50 PM


Re: So what was the point of this thread?
WSW24 writes:
I presume he doesn't define something a full person until it gains sentience.
I'm an atheist (militant actually) and I am absolutely convinced human life begins at the point of conception.
Edited by Taz, : No reason given.

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Taz
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Message 323 of 327 (651538)
02-08-2012 3:32 AM


Summation.
I am an atheist and I am absolutely convinced human life begins at the point of conception. The resulting zygote and fetus should be given all the rights and responsibilities of a recognized human being. And as such, the fetus has absolutely no right to use the woman's organs without her permission.

  
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