saden1
06-01-2007, 11:31 AM
Otherwise, what reason could possibly exist that would outweigh the embryo's nearly-assured future of a life full of freedom and happiness?
By that account every time someone masturbates they are denying at least one sperm a nearly-assured future of fertilizing an egg and a life full of freedom and happiness.
FRPLG
06-01-2007, 11:41 AM
When the mother decides? Personally, I'd like for a decision to be made within 4 months, 6 months max.
Why does the mom get to deicde when a child has formed? That child's "life" shouldn't be defined by any type of arbitrary human measurement. The mothers intiment involvement doesn't give her any greater knowledge of when a fertilized egg magically becomes a child than you or me.
FRPLG
06-01-2007, 11:43 AM
By that account every time someone masturbates they are denying at least one sperm a nearly-assured future of fertilizing an egg and a life full of freedom and happiness.
No because a sperm is not human life. It is nothing to the world. It is as important as a rock. Without an egg the sperm is nothing and vice versa. Together they are life.
saden1
06-01-2007, 11:45 AM
Why does the mom get to deicde when a child has formed? That child's "life" shouldn't be defined by any type of arbitrary human measurement. The mothers intiment involvement doesn't give her any greater knowledge of when a fertilized egg magically becomes a child than you or me.
What gives you the right to define a fertilized egg as a child? An embryo as a child?
FRPLG
06-01-2007, 11:49 AM
What gives you the right to define a fertilized egg as a child? An embryo as a child?
Logic does.
SmootSmack
06-01-2007, 11:53 AM
Kinda wild how we've had page after page of debate on abortion, yet only person voted it as an important issue.
Schneed10
06-01-2007, 11:53 AM
By that account every time someone masturbates they are denying at least one sperm a nearly-assured future of fertilizing an egg and a life full of freedom and happiness.
I'm arguing for nature taking it's course. When the sperm and egg have already met and become an embryo, nature's course would lead to the development and birth of a baby.
Nature also takes its course as I get an urge, grab my Hustler, and run to my private place. Masturbation is natural.
It's not our responsibility to make sure every sperm and every egg get together in this world. It's our responsibility to protect the ones that do get together. We have laws in our country, outlawing things like murder and rape, because we're interested in protecting lives. We don't have any laws that say we are mandated to procreate whenever possible.
Schneed10
06-01-2007, 11:55 AM
What gives you the right to define a fertilized egg as a child? An embryo as a child?
Because chances are, without interference, that embryo will develop into a healthy and happy human being.
Schneed10
06-01-2007, 11:57 AM
Kinda wild how we've had page after page of debate on abortion, yet only person voted it as an important issue.
Yeah, abortion is a good topic to discuss because of the philosophical lines you have to draw to define what life is.
But when it comes down to voting, I'm all about foreign policy and the economy, because I'm more interested in protecting and preserving the lives and livelihood of the 300 million Americans who are already born, compared to the almost 1 million Americans who are aborted each year.
Abortion's a good one to discuss, but I gotta keep my priorities straight; when it comes to my vote I'm almost entirely voting on Iraq and the economy.
12thMan
06-01-2007, 11:58 AM
Kinda wild how we've had page after page of debate on abortion, yet only person voted it as an important issue.
That is funny, isn't it? I think we just like to argue, that's all.