Re: L&I Re: Is a Fetus a Person? /example

[Linda D. Misek-Falkoff, Ph.D., J.D.]

"Linda D. Misek-Falkoff, Ph.D., J.D." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:


Hi Ron - if the word "person" would attach when a fetus becomes viable,
able to survive outside of the mother's body, can you relate this to
words like "child"? I'm asking because handling this term comes up when
doing statutory construction (interpretation). In shott, when would a
fetus be a "child"? (At same time as it/she/he would be a [viable]
person?).  :) LDMF.
-----------------------Ronald Helm wrote:-----------------------------
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> "Ronald Helm" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
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> >        Groups on both sides of the abortion issue closely followed the
> >case, which touched on the question of when
> >     life begins.
> >
> 
> This unborn fetus was only one and a half months premature, or about 34
> weeks gestation, well past the stage of viability.  I don't know why the
> abortion rights people are concerned, because this pregnancy was well past
> the 26 week cut off that most states have for restriction of abortion. This
> pregnancy could have survived outside of the mother and would be alive had
> no this drunk hit the mother.  This one is easy, the difficult cases would
> be between 20 and 26 weeks gestation, at 20 weeks none will survive if born,
> at 26 weeks upwards of 80-90% will survive.   Ron
> 
> Women have their faults. Men have only two.
> Everything they say. Everything they do.
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