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Originally posted by taxwonk
That is a good argument. However, it overlooks a more basic metaphysical argument. Is a fetus a "life" as we conceive of it in political and social terms? I would take the position that a life, in order to be considered in the balance of competing rights, has to be a life in being.
I recognize that there are competing positions and that they too can be supported. But the above position is the one I favor.
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Yes, we realize that is your position. However, you haven't explained why you think that a child at 38 weeks gestation is not worthy of any rights.
