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 | "Whether or not abortion should be legal turns on the answer to
the question of whether and at what point a fetus is a person. This is a
question that cannot be answered logically or empirically. The concept
of personhood is neither logical nor empirical: It is essentially a
religious, or quasi-religious idea, based on one's fundamental (and
therefore unverifiable) assumptions about the nature of the world."
Paul Campos, professor of law at the University of Colorado. (2002) 1 |
| "The real question today is not when human life begins, but, 'What is the value of human life?' The abortionist who reassembles the arms and legs of a tiny baby to make sure all its parts have been torn from its mother's body can hardly doubt whether it is a human being." President Ronald Reagan, (1983). 2 |
This section describes various beliefs about when human personhood begins:
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Introduction:
Overview; what pro-life & pro-choice groups agree and disagree on. | ||||||||||||||
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More info:
Terminology;
Spermatozoa, Ova & Zygotes ^ We recommend reading these two essays first. ^ | ||||||||||||||
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Conflicting beliefs about when
personhood starts:
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What the laws of the U.S. and Canada
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Is a consensus possible?
Will it ever be possible? | ||||||||||||||
| U.S. state and federal "fetal homicide" (a.k.a. "unborn victim") legislation |
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References used:
- Paul Campos, "Opinions: PAUL CAMPOS: Abortion and the rule of law ," Scripps Howard News Service, 2002-JAN, at: http://www.nandotimes.com
- President Ronald Reagan, "Abortion and the Conscience of the Nation," The Human Life Review, 1983-Spring, Online at: http://www.nationalreview.com/
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Religious Tolerance
Latest update: 2004-NOV-10
Author: B.A. Robinson
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