[QUOTE="Thessassin"]hmm now that i look back im thinking i think something was lost in translation from my brain to my text. either way what i did mean was that i wouldnt consider a fetus as human, untill it passes through the vagina ( or by way of c-section) its not a human to me.foxhound_fox
I don't want to get into an abortion debate here... but children don't become sentient and fully self aware until well after birth. A foetus carries human DNA, is "alive" by biological standards and will most undoubtedly be as "human" at birth as they are in adulthood or foetal-hood... yet you consider birth to be the defining factor between "human" and "non-human."
What exactly changes at birth that makes a newborn different from a foetus? No child can feed itself until at least 18-24 months.
Sorry mindstorm, he brought up the sentience argument. My only point of wonder on the subject is: We kill any other animal or plant (fungi, protist, etc.) at any time if it helps our quality of life, but killing a human fetus, which is as self aware as a blade of grass cut by your lawn mower this morning, is off limits. Why is this so? If that question is dared to be asked, we must ask this one also. What is wrong with killing it after birth? And genetic-code, how did you reach the conclusion that existance without "life" and justice would be meaningless? (I like having people explain their statements, so heed me if you will)
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