(March 12, 2013 at 10:28 am)catfish Wrote: If we're talking about cells, then that makes it a religious argument...
Seriously though, have I not been clear?
Is "zygote/fetus = human (individual)" ambiguous in some way that I'm not aware of? What am I missing here?
A foetus is human but not an individual. It is entirely dependent on another person's body for it's life support. Moreover such putative rights as a foetus has do not outweigh the rights of the actual individual carrying it.
Marcellus (approx. A.D. 298)
“I threw down my arms for it was not seemly that a Christian man, who renders military service to the Lord Christ, should render it by earthly injuries.” “It is not lawful for a Christian to bear arms for any earthly consideration.
“I threw down my arms for it was not seemly that a Christian man, who renders military service to the Lord Christ, should render it by earthly injuries.” “It is not lawful for a Christian to bear arms for any earthly consideration.
