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Date: Wed, 30 Dec 2009 14:47:30 -0800 (PST)
From: Santosh Helekar
>From a neurophysiological standpoint a rudimentary brain begins functioning at
>10 weeks of gestation, as measured by the initiation of electrical activity.
>Cerebral cortical activity begins at 22 weeks of gestation.
Medical
Here are my responses to some comments in this thread.
--- On Wed, 12/30/09, Gabriel de Figueiredo wrote:
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> So in your opinion, when does an embryo begin to "possess a living and
> >functioning brain" and thus become a sentient being,
>
>From a neurophysiological standpoint a rudimentary b
"Averthan" wrote:
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> The vast majority of medical opinion holds that a human
> embryo or foetus is a distinct human person. This should be
> obvious to anyone with common sense.
>
Date: Tue, 29 Dec 2009 15:02:46 -0800 (PST)
From: Santosh Helekar
This is pure nonsense. The term "human person
ct: Re: [Goanet] IS KILLING UNBORN BABIES A HUMAN RIGHT ?
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> 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
"Averthan" wrote:
>
> The vast majority of medical opinion holds that a human
> embryo or foetus is a distinct human person. This should be
> obvious to anyone with common sense.
>
This is pure nonsense. The term "human person" is a religious term. The vast
majority of medical opinion has not
Date: Tue, 29 Dec 2009 00:04:03 -0500
From: "Averthan"
Keeping aside the legal conundrum for the jurists to unravel, it is important
that we consider the ethical and social implications of the claim that women
have a right to arbitrarily terminate their pregnancies, and that, therefore,
the S
IS KILLING UNBORN BABIES A HUMAN RIGHT ?
Averthanus L. D'Souza.
An interesting case has come into prominence in Europe very recently. Three
Irish
women who had to go to Britain to procure the termination of their pregnancies
are
filing a suit before the European Court of Human Rights chall
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