[EMAIL PROTECTED] (William J. Foristal) writes:
Hi Sue,
You're exactly right with respect to the rights of the woman and she
should be able to sue the person who killed her fetus for a large
judgment. But this does not relate to the rights of the fetus. It seems
that the law says the fetus has not rights as a person until he/she is
born. But once the fetus is born, those rights apply to any damages that
was done to him/her at any time after conception. If the fetus dies
before birth, then no rights would be in effect. But the rights of the
mother are clearly defined by law.
Again the issue of abortion seems to invite comparison here. IF a fetus
had the same rights as a person that we all have, then included in this
is the right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. But if a
fetus is given those rights under the law, then how can the law allow
abortion?
Bill
On Fri, 27 Mar 1998 12:31:54 -0800 Sue Hartigan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
writes:
>Sue Hartigan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>
>
>Hi Steve:
>
>On the abortion issue, I think that Terry brought up something that to
>me makes sense. That issue relates to the rights of the woman. In
>this
>case the woman's rights were violated because she had no choice as to
>whether her baby was or wasn't harmed.
>
>That is the way I see it anyway. :)
>
>Sue
>>
>> 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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