Quote:
Originally Posted by cellophanedeity
From the first post: "This is to discuss the ethics (or lack thereof) of abortion."
I attempted to explain how I believe the current laws to be ethical by explaining the way in which I value of existence.
And if you're going to evoke Godwin's Law (which you have, by mentioning that you wanted to mention Godwin's Law. Oh the wonders of passive aggressive conversation!) I'm entirely against one person ending another's story after it's started.
You and I just disagree on when the story begins.
Oh, and I'm not saying that a zygote isn't another individual, I'm just saying that an individual that has no "story" is to be valued as a person.
|
I was merely pointing out the problem with debating personhood. It's a philosophical concept and, as a result, has no real meaning. If you asked a hundred people to define what constitutes a person you'd probably get twenty or thirty answers. Since there is no consensus as to what defines a person, it seems rather silly trying to base whether or not a ZEF is granted the same protections as everyone else is based on it.
And what do you mean by "story"?