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Subject: And one more thing...


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Wade A. Tisthammer
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Date Posted: 12/14/02 11:53pm
In reply to: Ben 's message, "Touchy subjects" on 12/ 2/02 6:59pm

>>What seems to be the disputable point in abortion
>>boils down to this basic question: at which point does
>>personhood begin? The primary candidates for this
>>are: conception, birth, and somewhere in between.
>
>I don't think that's the point at all. I think the
>heart of the issue lies even further back until I see
>some sort of objective reasons to esteem personhood.

Well, it has been my experience that most people believe that homicide is morally wrong, even if they can’t give a detailed explanation why it is wrong. Thus, the point at which personhood begins seems to be the disputable point for at least most people.

BTW, what do you think is the heart of the issue?

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