(July 9, 2014 at 12:56 pm)isaac_albert Wrote:(June 17, 2014 at 5:55 pm)laikashuman Wrote: i wouldn't even consider it killing because there's no proof that it has a consciousness at that point.
Laikashuman, this contention isn't relevant to the discussion. just because a patient whose suffering from a 14 year coma isn't conscious, doesn't mean it isn't classified as killing/murder to take their life. the ethical issues with is would be insurmountable.
also - it's definitely not genetically fully formed in the way that a human being is genetically fully formed.
Bold statements like this need bold evidence as well.
Dude, replying to something on page 5 of a 79 page thread...
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