RE: Secular reasons for and against legalising abortion
October 17, 2014 at 12:56 pm
(This post was last modified: October 17, 2014 at 12:59 pm by Chas.)
(October 17, 2014 at 12:00 pm)ChadWooters Wrote: All you have is the claim that they aren't 'persons', an ambiguous legal concept without any scientific basis whatsoever.
The scientific basis is the presence of a brain and nervous system.
That is a basis.
(October 17, 2014 at 12:54 pm)Dolorian Wrote:(October 17, 2014 at 12:00 pm)ChadWooters Wrote: All you have is the claim that they aren't 'persons', an ambiguous legal concept without any scientific basis whatsoever.
The whole thing with personhood is it's inherent subjectivity, so it it may be best to avoid it. There is also the question of the woman's right over her body and what goes within it, which I think is the most consistent line of argumentation for the pro-choice side.
No, personhood is central to the argument. The law applies to persons.
Skepticism is not a position; it is an approach to claims.
Science is not a subject, but a method.
Science is not a subject, but a method.
