Another excellent point. Thanks, Anna ----- Original Message ----- From: David Macko To: [email protected] Sent: Monday, November 28, 2005 1:58 PM Subject: Re: [Libertarian] Re: Libertarians for Life
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. >> >> $ ForumWebSiteAt http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Libertarian ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ YAHOO! GROUPS LINKS a.. Visit your group "Libertarian" on the web. b.. To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] c.. Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------ 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/
