Replies to post #6834 on Zeev's Turnips Talk Politics (ZTTP)

[sarai]

Zeev, the site m_m listed gives "credits" to "Focus on the Family". The same "righteous" group of individuals who "focused" on harassing the family, friends and mourners of Matthew Sheppard, when they protested at, and defiled his funeral. This is "respect for life"?...

Site:

http://www.thehelpline.org/pregnancy/fetaldevelopment.htm

The First Nine Months. Focus on the Family

[Jar]

>>I cannot equate a "potential" life with an "actual" life, under no circumstance.

Zeev, I agree. However, the fetus/baby is alive and it is human. It is actually a living human - not just potentially a living human.

Are you trying to distinguish between "human" and "person"?

Do you agree that the fetus/baby from conception is alive and is human? If so, then you must believe the fetus/baby is not a person.

Do you don't agree that the fetus/baby from conception is alive and is human - then what is it? It can't be dead, so is it then non-human?

Thanks - just trying to clarify. I am a simple person and to me this is a simple issue. The ramifications are enormous, of course (rape, life of mother, tubal pregnancy, etc.), but I think it's much easier to deal with those issues once we know exactly what we are dealing with. Then it's a matter of implementing the "best" policy for the parties involved.