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Yes it seems you have.
Could you suggest what a human fetus is, since you deny that it is a human being?
I could, yes.
ETA - but first, can you quote me where I say a fetus isn't a human being?
Have at it. Be sure to demonstrate an objective empirical measure for when human life begins, and make sure you don't unintentionally make an argument that contraception also ends a human life in the process.
If you follow the whole "it's a distinct human life because it has different genetics from the parents" then preventing pregnancy is killing a human life. Same with the arguments that something with a potential to be a baby is basically one anyone.
It all points back to the problems of believing there's some sharp bright line between non-life and life, and non-human being and human being.
How does that further the discussion of your claims?
No, I said that it is especially hard to use empirically-based arguments against abortion which also don't end up making contraception just as bad.
It is a side effect of there being no clear definition of when a human being arises in the process - it is a continuum.
I'm not saying a fetus is a person. I'm saying a fetus is a unique human individual. I would define a human individual as an organism which has human DNA.
What is the difference between a human and a person? I always thought it was like calling felines cats
A sperm is a cell belonging to the father (matching his DNA). An egg is a cell belonging to the mother (matching the DNA). Neither the sperm nor the egg is an organism. They have no ability to multiply on their own.
But a fertilized egg is a unique organism with unique DNA which has the ability to multiply.
I'd say it's uncontroversial in both science and philosophy that a fetus is a human being. This does not necessarily mean that a fetus is a person or that a fetus has rights. But the fact that a fetus is a human being is not seriously contested.
If a fetus is not a human being, then what is it? It is a unique organism with its own human DNA. What would it be if not a human?
The author calls the 4-6 week old organism a human. She says: "A 4 or 6 week prenatal human is not a fetus — the difference is not arbitrary, it has biological meaning." (Emphasis mine).
There is no distinct human life where conception never occurred.
Weird you'd use the word individual for something which isn't viable on its own. I'm not sure I'd be happy with such an imprecise use of the language.
We may understand the choice, but that does not make it morally permissible.
"Human" is a biological category while "person" is more of a psychological or spiritual category.
That is because the "morning after pill" (aka Plan B) is taken after an ova and a sperm had time to create a zygote. Taking pills that prevent ovulation (ova traveling down the fallopian tubes) is more reliable.
They always have been "out."- so under your view are morning after pills out now?
Below are two posts of yours which suggest to me that you deny that a fetus is a human being.
Do you admit that a fetus is a human being?
"If" and "might" and relying on me to prove your case for you donesn't really inspire confidence in your claim.I claimed that it can demonstrably be shown that abortion kills a human being. If a fetus is indeed a human being, as you might admit, then this would establish that particular claim.
What about the fetuses that can survive in neonatal care units if they are born prematurely?
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