I think 24 weeks is far, far, far too late. I have quite a few friends who were born that early and lived.
And, as for not having sex if you're not prepared to have a child, I think it's a different argument. Birth control is very simple to get a hold of.
Plus, if you do end up having an unplanned pregnancy, adoption is a far better option. Because to me, it seems like any woman who isn't in danger from the pregnancy, or the pregnancy resulted from something horrible, is just saying that they're too selfish to be uncomfortable for nine months. You don't even have to go through official channels, in the US at least if you leave a baby at a hospital or police station when it's under two days old they'll take it without any questions at all.
The definition of death is when your heart stops beating and your brain stops functioning. It should stand to reason then, that a fetus who has brain activity and a heart beat is alive, and killing it is no different than killing any other living thing.
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Date: 2008-05-22 03:28 am (UTC)And, as for not having sex if you're not prepared to have a child, I think it's a different argument. Birth control is very simple to get a hold of.
Plus, if you do end up having an unplanned pregnancy, adoption is a far better option. Because to me, it seems like any woman who isn't in danger from the pregnancy, or the pregnancy resulted from something horrible, is just saying that they're too selfish to be uncomfortable for nine months. You don't even have to go through official channels, in the US at least if you leave a baby at a hospital or police station when it's under two days old they'll take it without any questions at all.
The definition of death is when your heart stops beating and your brain stops functioning. It should stand to reason then, that a fetus who has brain activity and a heart beat is alive, and killing it is no different than killing any other living thing.