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Tangle
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Message 25 of 327 (649479)
01-23-2012 5:18 PM


I suppose there's 3 logical places that you could pin a definition for political/religious reasons that also have some form of pseudo scientific basis.
1 Sometime in the first week or so when a fertilized egg has been implanted and can feasibly go on to form a baby. You can make a claim for before implantation if you like but in either case, it's within the first few days after The Gross Immoral Act.
2. At the point where medical science can keep a faetus alive outside the womb - this will move nearer to the point of conception as science improves.
3. At the moment of birth.
I don't see how it matters to Catholics though as they regard wearing a condom to be a mortal sin which carries the same penalty as murder in their eyes. For them murder starts even before conception, so wtf do they care when science calls it?

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Message 145 of 327 (649865)
01-26-2012 3:40 AM
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01-25-2012 9:41 PM


Re: Conceptuses
Coragyps writes:
The Catholic Church, at least, seems to regard attempts to prevent sperm and ova from meeting up with each other as approximately same level of immorality as taking Plan B or having an abortion at eight weeks. What does that say about what they call "when life begins?" I say it's incomprehensible.
The Catholics are interested in control, so they say that intent is as important as action. But then they screw it up by allowing the rhythm method. (And 'concience' in the West with condoms.) Basically they make it up as they go along and do what their congregations allow them to get away with.

Life, don't talk to me about life - Marvin the Paranoid Android

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