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Originally posted by taxwonk
I do. At least for purposes of determining whether or not a "life" is worth legal and political protection. I submit that the proper measurement of life is a life in being.
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My implicit point was that the questions of whether there is "life" and whether that life deserves legal and political protection are not the same.
I'm not sure what the test is. I kind of like Not Me's sentience test, but I'm not sure what it means or how you determine when its met. But babies are sentient, and week-old fetal specks are not.
