(February 3, 2016 at 12:20 am)Catholic_Lady Wrote: At the moment of conception it is, biologically, a human entity.
At the moment of conception it is a zygote which has about 20% chances of not surviving naturally.
On the side note ever heard of spontaneous miscarriage sometimes also called spontaneous abortion? It occurs in 15 to 20% of recognized pregnancies so it appear it is god who is biggest abortionist.
(February 3, 2016 at 12:20 am)Catholic_Lady Wrote: I don't know of any other fair way to define that point other than by what it actually is.
You definition is arbitrary too. There is no reason for agreeing with it if someone does not share your views.
Also what about risk for pregnant women? The pregnancy-associated mortality rate among women who delivered live neonates was 8.8 deaths per 100,000 live births. The mortality rate related to induced abortion was 0.6 deaths per 100,000 abortions.* Is their life less valuable than those of fetuses?
*The comparative safety of legal induced abortion and childbirth in the United States by Elizabeth Raymond and David Grimes.
The first revolt is against the supreme tyranny of theology, of the phantom of God. As long as we have a master in heaven, we will be slaves on earth.
Mikhail Bakunin.
Mikhail Bakunin.
