(July 30, 2013 at 4:18 pm)Slave Wrote: Specifically what kind of function of the brain are we talking about? Sentience, or self-awareness Paladin? And why?
Exactly what kind of brain function, and how much are we talking here, until a human gains 'personhood'?
As I said, it's open to discussion. If I was charging into a burning building to save the life of a child or a cat, I would save the life of the child. Sometimes these rules have some grey area.
Since over 90% of abortions occur in the first trimester, well before any brain development happens, it's largely academic.
For now, I'm content with the week 24 rule, which is what we have now.
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