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Originally Posted by James81  I don't believe in the arguements that say it's not a person or that it's not alive. And that is not up for debate IMO. It is a person and it is alive. Period. |
I think this is arguable, actually. A zygote can split and create twins who will without doubt become two different people. At the very least, the idea that a fertilized egg is
a person is false.
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Originally Posted by James81 My personal line would be at the three month mark for most abortions. There's no reason to be having them beyond that point except for the cases which involve health complications that threaten the health of the mother. |
This is pretty much what happens today, though, especially if you include 'mental health' in 'health complications'. France actually makes a legal distinction between "voluntary pregnancy interruption" which is legal without justifications until week 14, and "medical pregnancy interruption" which is legal until birth, but requires an involed discussion and the consent of the whole medical team.
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Originally Posted by secrets0stolen Interesting, I took "perfect world" as a world with no rape, and fail safe contraception of universal availability for consensual sex. |
My perfect world would have all these things regardless of the abortion issue, but still, many aborted pregnancies were actually fully desired and planned. You're still left with all the possible health complications of both the child and the mother.