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There are now (and have been in the past),... multiple conversations on the abortion issue that have been oriented around the moment that a fetus begins to 'feel pain' or becomes 'self aware.'
No definition of 'person' or personhood that I have found so far has either the ability to feel pain or even 'sentience' as a requirment for the definition or the word (person) to apply.
So, I have to ask; "Where does this line of thinking come from?"
If it's just a Red Herring, I have to admit,.... it's a persistant and prevailing one as I see it everywhere.
If I were a woman (I'm male) and I wanted to get an abortion,... for whatever reason i felt it was justified,.... I don't think I would much care if the 'thing' I am aborting might feel pain, move, think or suffer on any level.
So, I have to ask; "Why is this an issue?"
No definition of 'person' or personhood that I have found so far has either the ability to feel pain or even 'sentience' as a requirment for the definition or the word (person) to apply.
So, I have to ask; "Where does this line of thinking come from?"
If it's just a Red Herring, I have to admit,.... it's a persistant and prevailing one as I see it everywhere.
If I were a woman (I'm male) and I wanted to get an abortion,... for whatever reason i felt it was justified,.... I don't think I would much care if the 'thing' I am aborting might feel pain, move, think or suffer on any level.
So, I have to ask; "Why is this an issue?"