My body is my business. Unless...

Yes. I guess they are different. In one case, parent possibly endangers the life of an innocent child, and in the other, they certainly end the life of an innocent child.

My apologies to the anti-vaxers.

Nonsense. (What is it then, a puppy?)

Well, at least we agree that a fetus is a child.

I get it. Sure, you have to employ a euphemism that makes the horrible idea morally tolerable. Here in Austin, they spread what is marketed as "Dillo Dirt" across the ground in the park where they hold the ACL festival. What is Dillo Dirt really? "Human waste and industrial pollutants that get flushed into Austin’s sewage system." You can call it Turf Enhancement, but a better smelling name doesn't change the fact that it is still c***. Sorry if I woke you.

Ok. I'll use your terms. Then still, how is it ethical for a parent put their fetus to death? "It" is certainly not inanimate. "It" displays emotions (excitement) and can sense pain. "It" can even suck "its" thumb. And at the later stages, "it" can live outside the womb. How is ending that life right? (BTW, when is the last time you heard a pregnant woman hold her big belly and say, "Look, I'm having a fetus! They're going to throw me an embryo shower!"? No, she knows what it is.)

I see where you are coming from: you seem to base your argument on the assumption that there is no absolute moral truth. If so, good and evil only exist in one's mind. If you really believe that, then your logic dictates you must also support the anti-vaxer's choice.

I sense a contradiction in your logic. You seem to deny that it is a living organism but yet you admit that it can feel pain.

Your answer still dodges my argument that this pain-feeling fetus at that stage is still a living being, presenting a moral challenge for anyone who would take the life out of it. So, what does this mass of cells have to NOT exhibit for it to be ethical for one to do away with it without guilt? Heartbeat?

(So all a pregnant woman has to do is deny that it’s a baby and then it is no longer a baby? 2+2=5?)

It is not just me taking this position. I recommend the Mayo Clinic‘s description of embryo/fetal development. “It” has a nose at 8 weeks, toes and fingers at 9 weeks, and even sex organs at week 11 (gender). Almost from the beginning the DNA is set for this living creature, which sets it apart as having a unique identity.

In return, let me thank you for speaking for the millions of sets of vocal cords that never had the opportunity to utter a single word on their own behalf. Maybe they appreciate you assuring us that their “matter” never mattered.

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