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Originally Posted by tecoyah
I dont think the term Tumor is in play here....nor the implications it places in the mind. The article is based on a scientific approach to what constitutes a human being, and though the author used the term "Parasite" in reference to attaching to the mothers internal organs, the use of tumor seems rather negative. The article further states that abortion after this stage, (human thought) is extremely rare and those few cases are mostly due to miscarriage.
If indeed we take the science for what it is, and assume the fetus is not yet a Human being, the ending of this pregnancy is akin to Killing an animal. The ONLY reason to dismiss this (assuming the science is valid) is emotional/religious, and has no place in logical thought.
As far as the "Sophistry" ( A plausible but misleading or fallacious argument) of the Data.....I have no intent of attempting to explain, or sway you in this. The data however, are but a part of the picture painted by the authors words. The descision to use instead,an argument that has NO data to back it up, and has its basis on individual emotional response is impossible to counter, thus making debate .....pointless.
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Oh but it is treated like a tumor, it is unwanted and harmful to the mother in some respect and therefore must be removed. A tumor that must be removed quickly or it will reach ‘viability’ and the mother will be forced to wait until her body expels it on its own. Why else would you have a fetus suctioned from the womb unless it was causing 'harm' in some way? It is also no less negative than the concept of a fetus as a parasite. I've never heard parasite used in a positive way.
What you presented was not a science piece. It was an opinion piece attempting to use science to justify the opinion. To the author, only higher brain function makes someone human, I dispute that. I can use the same science to show the potential for all he claims makes one human is what is important.
This still does nothing to change the fact that an abortion is the killing of an unborn child. It does not change the fact that the pro-abortion crowd hides behind a wall of language to soften this cold hard fact.
You support a womans right to 'choose'.
You support a womans right to kill her unborn child.
A=A
If you think that child is unimportant until 26 weeks of gestation, nothing more than an animal, or parasite, so be it. Don't hide behind soft words for a harsh subject.