Imagine the liability insurance the manufacturer of an artificial womb would need. Now who can afford such insurance?
larry -- Larry C. Lyons ColdFusion/Web Developer Certified Advanced ColdFusion 5 Developer EBStor.com 8870 Rixlew Lane, Suite 204 Manassas, Virginia 20109-3795 tel: (703) 393-7930 fax: (703) 393-2659 Web: http://www.ebstor.com email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Chaos, panic, and disorder - my work here is done. -- > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Friday, August 09, 2002 2:50 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Re: Abortion (was CNN Breaking News) > > > No, as long as the potential child can be supported by life > support AND has been removed from the mother, then its alive. > Maybe it'll survive and become sentient. > If you inventer a Womb machine, then most women would just > use it and not get pregnant at all. I've been with my wife > through 3 births and while I was able to help her with the > pain, it was still painful. > (The last birth was fast and smooth with little pain. I'm > that good. So's Judith ;) > > > So - as long as a machine could support the child, abortion > should not > > happen? That seems silly. (And I mean that respectfully. ;) > If I invent > > a Womb machine tomorrow that can take a 1 day old fetus and bring it > > term, that would mean we could abolish abortion, right? > > > > -ray > > > > > If a fetus can be supported with life support then its alive > > > as well. The question is, can it live separate from the > > > mother? Doesn't matter how much life support its on, as long > > > as its separate and alive. > > > > > > > > > > > I can deny life begins at conception and I can do it with > > > > > logic. Can the collection of cells live outside of the > > > > > mother? If the answer is no, then its not life but the > > > > > potential for life. Until the fetus can exist on its own, > > > > > it's not alive but is actually a part of the mothers body. A > > > > > parasite that may become a person. > > > > > My personal views on this are as complex as anyone else's. > > > > > The above is just a bit of logic. > > > > > > > > > > > > > Does this mean a person on life-support is not alive? > > > > > > > > -ray > > > > > > > > > > > ______________________________________________________________________ Your ad could be here. Monies from ads go to support these lists and provide more resources for the community. http://www.fusionauthority.com/ads.cfm Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
