RE: Abortion and Women's Rights
May 31, 2014 at 4:09 pm
(This post was last modified: May 31, 2014 at 4:11 pm by John V.)
(May 29, 2014 at 6:55 pm)DeistPaladin Wrote: Actually, infants do "think" as do animals. The thoughts may be simple (I'm tired, I'm hungry, I'm wet, etc.) but they are "thoughts".If thinking is the dividing line, and you note yourself that animals think, does that mean everyone at the grocery store with meat in their cart is an accessory to murder?
There's no evidence that a fetus thinks prior to week 21. It's after week 21 when brain development begins. It's also after this point that the fetus shows signs of awareness, such as reactions to loud noises. After week 21, there is some question as to when thinking and self-awareness begins. I'll leave the specifics to biologists but I use week 21 as a conservative placement of a benchmark.
(May 31, 2014 at 4:07 pm)Cato Wrote: DNA provides no discriminatory function here and is therefore a meaningless consideration.In court DNA is enough to convict, or have an old conviction thrown out.