(February 14, 2012 at 1:46 pm)MrSkeptic Wrote:(February 14, 2012 at 8:42 am)Tiberius Wrote: @MrSkeptic: What do you mean by "person"? The embryo is a human (genetically speaking) from conception. If you support any kind of abortion, you support the killing of innocent humans, and there is no getting around that fact. I'm not holding it against you if that is really what you support, but I personally cannot.
I guess I was trying to argue my opinion that I don't believe an embryo is the early stages of development can be classed as a person. Certainly not before the brain and nervous system are beginning to form. That's generally why abortion laws don't allow termination after x number of months (not sure exactly what the limit is in the UK) when such development has occurred.
However like I say that is just my opinion and I totally respect yours and where you are coming from. I have many friends who are equally split on the particulars (and as I also said its certainly a very emotive issue!). I think we'll just have to agree to disagree on this one
It is sentience we respect and have moral obligations toward, not genetics.
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