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March 1st, 2007, 6:15 pm
I don't know. I'm kind of with you on the fence in terms of this issue. I mean, once the child is capable of sustaining life on its own, I think it's definitely murder to abort the child at that point. Before that, I don't know though. I don't really have much knowledge in this issue, so it's hard for me to say.
March 2nd, 2007, 1:27 pm
To say that it is only murder to terminate the life of a fetus once it has reached the point of being able to support its own existence independent of the womb or artificial devices casts into doubt the rights of children who are born full-term and still require life sustaining intervention. What about children who require life support for their entire life?
Children who are born full-term have nothing to do with the issue at hand. We're talking about unborn fetuses and whether or not it's murder for an abortion to take place. Aborting a child born full-term isn't abortion at all. Ugh...
March 2nd, 2007, 1:28 pm
Valid arguments but not relevant to the topic of murder in the legal sense. Murder is defined as killing intentionally with premeditation, which does not in any way presume the existence of a soul. Murder is the killing of a person's physical body
A valid arguement on your part, but not relevent to the topic at hand. This is an ETHICS discussion, not a LEGAL discussion. Thank you.
March 3rd, 2007, 3:07 pm
MindFreeza wrote:captain_crunk wrote:Valid arguments but not relevant to the topic of murder in the legal sense. Murder is defined as killing intentionally with premeditation, which does not in any way presume the existence of a soul. Murder is the killing of a person's physical body
A valid arguement on your part, but not relevent to the topic at hand. This is an ETHICS discussion, not a LEGAL discussion. Thank you.
No need to yell. I was referring to the question of whether or not abortion is murder. Murder is a legal term. Also, the study of law does not exist apart from the study of ethics, the two are inter-woven. Not to mention the fact that the person to whom I was addressing chose to rebut the opposite argument from the one I was outlining. Thank you.
You're welcome
March 3rd, 2007, 3:11 pm
MindFreeza wrote:captain_crunk wrote:Valid arguments but not relevant to the topic of murder in the legal sense. Murder is defined as killing intentionally with premeditation, which does not in any way presume the existence of a soul. Murder is the killing of a person's physical body
A valid arguement on your part, but not relevent to the topic at hand. This is an ETHICS discussion, not a LEGAL discussion. Thank you.
No need to yell. I was referring to the question of whether or not abortion is murder. Murder is a legal term. Also, the study of law does not exist apart from the study of ethics, the two are inter-woven. Not to mention the fact that the person to whom I was addressing chose to rebut the opposite argument from the one I was outlining. Thank you.
You're welcome
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