Regarding "person", Merriam Webster grants synonymy with "human"
in def # 1. But def # 6 says: "one (as a human being, a
partnership, or a corporation) that is recognized by law as the
subject of rights and duties."
Since this discussion is about abortion (and immigration?) and
what life-stage qualifies for full rights, I assume #6 is the
appropriate one here.
-Mark
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I disagree with that context. A person is a human, and a human
is a
person. Nothing other than a human can be a person, and nothing
other
than a fully sentient person (aka POST BIRTH) qualifies as a
human.
--- In [email protected], "Terry L Parker"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
>
> Paul, not in the context of this discussion of who or what gets
to be
> regarded as an individual possessing the property of
'personhood'
> (entity capable of having attributed to it, rights/obligations)
>
> A human lifeform can indeed not meet the criteria of
'personhood' AND
> NON-human entities can at least theoretically have 'personhood'
>
> -Terry Liberty Parker
>
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