Re: L&I Re: Is a Fetus a Person? + Liquid air for premamture births

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

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


Hi Steve -  you have added a new time of accrual of 'personhood'!
Offline we had discussed the standards that date 'personhood' from
conception (the East), from the first independent breath (one and only
one of the American Views), but viability in terms of danger in abortion
is a third; and that can be a difficult call, can't it? Turning to both
you and Sue here for your knowledge, and *yoohoo Doc & Jackie and
group*. :) LDMF.
---------------------Steve Wright wrote:---------------------------
> 
> "Steve Wright" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> 
> >There are a lot of technical and basically humanistic questions here,
> >and all posts will help... glad you chose to post, and please feel free
> >to correct or amend the above.  :) Best, LDMF.
> >
> 
> As far as the law goes over here a fetus is not a baby or a child until it
> is to, advanced to legally allow a abortion, this includes using a fetus for
> genetic and Pharmaceutical  research.  I think that is a good place to begin
> with although there are minor pressure groups trying to get the legal limit
> reduced.  The question of when does a baby become a person is one for which
> I cannot find a comfortable time for, and I think the research that I have
> seen on Discovery and other programs about when a baby becomes self aware
> all leave me feeling uneasy.
> 
> Another thing we discussed (at college today)  was the use of oxygenated
> liquid to help premature babies with undeveloped lungs survive, its an
> offshoot from deep sea diving technology (as in the film Abyss, your
> government was actually quite aggrieved that it was used in the film).  As
> our ability to keep premature babies alive improves I feel it will make the
> above question more and more difficult.  When the technology comes along to
> enable a baby to grow without its mother then some serious sociological
> questions have to be answered.
> 
> Its bad enough with that but when we can successfully clone ourselves to use
> as spare parts then Frankenstein will be alive and well for sure.  Medical
> technology is reaching a point were all the unacceptable things that we
> depicted in comic books, are now becoming closer to reality.
> 
> Steve
> 
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