FROM: Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary Main Entry: par·a·site Pronunciation: 'par-&-"sIt Function: noun Etymology: Middle French, from Latin parasitus, from Greek parasitos, from para- + sitos grain, food 1 : a person who exploits the hospitality of the rich and earns welcome by flattery 2 : an organism living in, with, or on another organism in parasitism 3 : something that resembles a biological parasite in dependence on something else for existence or support without making a useful or adequate return - par·a·sit·ic /"par-&-'si-tik/ also par·a·sit·i·cal /-ti-k&l/ adjective - par·a·sit·i·cal·ly /-ti-k(&-)lE/ adverb
at http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?book=Dictionary&va=parasite FROM: Compact Oxford English Dictionary parasite noun 1 an organism which lives in or on another organism and benefits at the other's expense. 2 derogatory a person who lives off or exploits others. DERIVATIVES parasitism noun parasitology noun. ORIGIN Greek parasitos `person eating at another's table'. at http://www.askoxford.com/concise_oed/parasite?view=uk MoreAt http://www.onelook.com/?w=parasite&ls=a --- In [email protected], "David Macko" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I thought that we all learned in ninth grade Biology that a biological > parasite is always, by definition of a separate species from its host. > I guess not. > Unless you have good reason to believe that an unborn child is an > alien or Rosemary's Baby it is not a parasite, biologically. > > For life and liberty, > David Macko > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Paul" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Sunday, November 27, 2005 10:49 PM > Subject: [Libertarian] Re: Libertarians for Life > > > > Human DNA does not equate to human life. My arm has human dna, if I > > amputate it, have I taken a life? A corpse has human DNA, does a > > corpse have human life? A tumor has human DNA, does a tumor have > > human life? The answer to all of the above is NO! > > > > Reason dictates that a fetus does not posess human life and is not a > > separate human being until the moment it ceases being a biological > > parasite. Nothing inside the body of a person has any rights > > including a person (not that a fetus is one) because all of the rights > > belong to the host. I, and every other person, have SOLE DOMINION > > over my body and all the organisms residing inside it, and I alone > > have 100% of the decision making powers for my body and all of the > > organisms inside it. I am the GOD of my body and I choose what > > organisms inside my body will live or die, and my decision is final > > and not to be questioned by any other person or group of people on > > earth. > > > > Your mentioning of what people tell a child is irrelevant. If someone > > asks a pregnant woman how many kids she has she'll say, "I've got one, > > and one on the way". She doesn't say "I've got 2". You also can't > > declare a fetus on your taxes. A fetus has no rights because it > > resides in a person and NOTHING inside a person has any rights. > > > > You have not gotten to your conclusion with reason, you've gotten > > there with faulty logic. > > > > > > > > --- In [email protected], "hrearden_hr" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> > >> Why does nothing inside the body of a person not have rights if that > >> something is a human life? A fetus is a separate genetic entity with > >> his or her own DNA. DNA is what makes a person who they are. Everyone > >> has DNA. Reason dictates that a fetus is a separate human life. I have > >> never heard a pregnant woman refer to her baby who is still in her > >> womb as a fetus btw. The word fetus is a medical term for a baby at an > >> early stage of developement in the womb. I have never heard someone > >> tell a child that a pregnant woman has a fetus in her belly but have > >> heard people tell young children that a pregnant woman has a baby > >> inside her. You say the same thing over and over about a fetus not > >> being a human life. Why not open your mind to reason and logic? I have > >> not resorted to emotionalism when discussing abortion. I have used > >> reason to reach the conclusion I have. > >> > >> $ > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Get fast access to your favorite Yahoo! Groups. Make Yahoo! your home page http://us.click.yahoo.com/dpRU5A/wUILAA/yQLSAA/KlSolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> ForumWebSiteAt http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Libertarian Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Libertarian/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
