AFAIC, in my layman understanding, the process towards building a living person commences the moment cell-division begins. A plan is already laid out at that moment (I could say that the DNA/RNA and other chemistry has been mapped out at that point in time). A natural abortion might take place if that work in progress halts for some reason or another, a process, you well know, is known as a miscarriage.
So in your opinion, when does an embryo begin to "possess a living and functioning brain" and thus become a sentient being, the killing of which would be counted as murder? BTW, remember, there was a time when the atom was considered indivisible, and the earth considered to be flat ... Gabriel. ----- Original Message ---- > From: Santosh Helekar <chimbel...@yahoo.com> > To: estb. 1994!Goa's premiere mailing list <goanet@lists.goanet.org> > Sent: Wed, 30 December, 2009 10:02:46 AM > Subject: Re: [Goanet] IS KILLING UNBORN BABIES A HUMAN RIGHT ? > > From the > non-religious philosophical standpoint, a person is an entity capable of > perception, thought and willed action. Modern science tells us that these > things > are possible only if that entity possesses a living and functioning brain. An > embryo does not have a brain developed enough for this. > > Cheers, > > Santosh __________________________________________________________________________________ See what's on at the movies in your area. Find out now: http://au.movies.yahoo.com/session-times/