tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5695060.post8965646399748975886..comments2023-05-26T14:36:58.513+01:00Comments on The blog of the Ancient Mariner: An interesting quote from the BBCUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5695060.post-81308120499950159822013-07-01T08:28:04.888+01:002013-07-01T08:28:04.888+01:00I don't have an answer for this, other than it...I don't have an answer for this, other than it's all human life, from the moment of conception. And that makes me unhappy with IVF too. But no-one who is anyone wants to listen to that side of things. It's as though a human conceptus goes through evolution in the womb, from amoeba, though flatworm to fish and mouse before becoming a potential person.<br /><br />Philip k Dick wrote a story about the irrationality of the 'pro choice' stance, suggesting that children under the age of 14 could be disposed of by the state if their parents no longer wanted them. They were only recognised as human once they reached adulthood/puberty. He lost a lot of friends apparently.Toni Ertlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00191085694671148065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5695060.post-39014034976222498102013-06-27T18:21:30.018+01:002013-06-27T18:21:30.018+01:00This is really the underlying issue with legal abo...This is really the underlying issue with legal abortion: it's completely arbitrary. Somehow being human (and thus making murder possible) is defined by whether or not you've passed (*completely*, mind you) through the birth canal. <br /><br />A premature baby is given all the care in the world to make sure it survives. A in-womb baby at the same stage of development can be discarded without so much as a second thought. <br /><br />It doesn't make any sense to me. Marchttp://theeagleandchild.comnoreply@blogger.com