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
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