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Refute this pro-choice argument

Dont lie. I've done so many times and you continue to come back and post things that have already been refuted.

If you think they're refuted then feel free to disengage. I seem to recall an uneven debate where you refuse to give straight answers to uncomfortable questions.

It's insulting because you're reducing them to the same level as the unborn and its incomplete and unequal status. Feel free to continue to do so

It's at once amusing and frustrating to try and ferret out a leftist's flowchart of who is equal to others.

The unborn dont feel the shame of slavery, and they know and feel nothing during abortion...so you again lie or are very poorly informed.

We could anaesthetize an infant and kill him. He neither knows nor feels his death. Why is that unacceptable?


That's right. There's precedent for killing some people given the right circumstances. There is no justifiable precedent for deliberately killing the innocent.


You didn't answer the question. Why can't we kill other people who are completely dependent? Or can we?

Of course abortion is a moral act. It imposes no pain or suffering on the unborn...

Which is irrelevant. I can't deliberately kill innocent people whether they feel pain or not. If it did impose pain on the unborn, would your stance change? I doubt it.

... while the woman is forced to suffer pain and sickness, possibly death...

That's nature. Pregnancy and childbirth are risky and painful by their nature. No one is forcing that on them - nature forces that. I wish you'd stop using misleading terms. Laws against stealing food aren't forcing people to be hungry.

...and the humiliation of women's marginalized role in our society where the unborn is valued above her life.

The unborn is not valued above the mother's life. The two lives aren't in conflict. Both can live most of the time.


What is a "right to consent", and how does prohibiting a woman from killing her children infringe upon it? If self-determination means the freedom to kill people, then neither women nor men have it.
But again, I'll always come down on the moral side of not intentionally causing pain and suffering in another...and the unborn suffers nothing.

Yeah, nothing. Well... except death. Just death. Big deal.

We're discussing real life. Not some extreme hypothetical. But if you want to create a case like I did above to support doing so 'morally', feel free.

Okay, we'll try something more plausible: If pro-lifers succeed in amending the constitution such that it now protects human beings from conception, it would change your question from this:

The real question is when a human life has individual legal status and rights. According to the 14th Amendment, it's once you are born.

To this:

The real question is when a human life has individual legal status and rights. According to the 28th Amendment, it's at conception.

What would your argument be then? Probably that the 28th amendment is wrong, correct?
 
One question: Why you wonder why you don't get your questions answered?
 
If you think they're refuted then feel free to disengage. I seem to recall an uneven debate where you refuse to give straight answers to uncomfortable questions.

Oh I enjoy seeing you try again.

It's at once amusing and frustrating to try and ferret out a leftist's flowchart of who is equal to others.

All born people in America are equal. Period. And the Const, the 14th A, recognizes our rights and explicitly says 'born.'

We could anaesthetize an infant and kill him. He neither knows nor feels his death. Why is that unacceptable?

We were discussing why you dont kill entire peoples. And their awareness of their being hated or marginalized or discriminated against. We were discussing their value as peoples.

That's right. There's precedent for killing some people given the right circumstances. There is no justifiable precedent for deliberately killing the innocent.

You know this one, why pull it out again? The unborn arent 'innocent,' they cant act or even form intent. They are empty, a vacuum. And we kill all kinds of things with 'emptiness' in their heads. They arent innocent or guilty because they cant be. They are no more 'innocent' than a flower or a couch...which also are incapable of thought and intent.

Society is smarter than to value that meaningless emptiness, even if you do. So for most of America, as has been shown in the polls and votes...find abortion justifiable. Tsk tsk.
You didn't answer the question. Why can't we kill other people who are completely dependent? Or can we?

I answered it directly. I included it in my justifiable examples. Read better. And those completely dependent people still have rights...you ignored that.

Which is irrelevant. I can't deliberately kill innocent people whether they feel pain or not. If it did impose pain on the unborn, would your stance change? I doubt it.

No you cant. But we were discussing morality and a decision between 2. And I stated that since it's one or the other, I choose the path that includes not intentionally causing pain and suffering. I choose the moral side of causing the least pain and suffering.

YOu choose the opposite, which is immoral IMO. For all the reasons I wrote and you cant address directly

That's nature. Pregnancy and childbirth are risky and painful by their nature. No one is forcing that on them - nature forces that. I wish you'd stop using misleading terms. Laws against stealing food aren't forcing people to be hungry.

So, we use medical treatment and procedures to overcome the harm and pain of 'natural' things all the time.

Women have a 9th Amendment right to have sex. I can include that sourced list in another post. We can enjoy sex anytime we want and there is a safer medical procedure available if we dont want to be pregnant. You cant wish that away.

There's absolutely nothing in the Const about protecting the unborn. And nothing about violating women's bodily autonomy to force her to become pregnant, stay pregnant, or end a pregnancy.

The unborn is not valued above the mother's life. The two lives aren't in conflict. Both can live most of the time.

Yes they are and every single pregnancy risks a woman's life and health. And every single pregnancy does some harm to the woman

And the woman gets to decide if she wants to risk death or permanent health damage...not strangers, not the govt.

It's immoral that you think you're entitled to use force of law to do that.


 
What is a "right to consent", and how does prohibiting a woman from killing her children infringe upon it? If self-determination means the freedom to kill people, then neither women nor men have it.

It's inside her body...you violate her 4th A right to security of the person if you dont allow her to remove the dangerous entity inside her. If she doesnt consent to that damage and that pain, then the govt has no right to force it on her. The govt is obligated to protect her rights, including her life. The govt has no such obligation to protect the unborn....so of course it cannot force her to forego a safer procedure. WHy do you think all the new/reintstated laws dont criminalize having an abortion? They're all about punishing the providers because the govt cant preserve the unborn over her life and consent.

Yeah, nothing. Well... except death. Just death. Big deal.

Yup. There's no way to guarantee the woman's life. And her life is signficant to everyone around her, her loved ones, her employer, her community. Her loss would be felt and cause pain for others as well. The unborn would have no impact on any one except the woman and possible the sperm donor.
 
Biology. Human beings, just like every other mammal, have their origin at conception.
So? No one is disputing that. But it's nothing more than a single, undifferentiated cell at conception. We don't refer to our own cells as human beings. They're just cells.
How long are you guys going to reject science on this subject, and do you really think that's a defensible position long-term?
What rejection? Scientifically and legally, a ZEF is not yet a :human being," as an individual person.
 
Oh I enjoy seeing you try again.

All born people in America are equal. Period. And the Const, the 14th A, recognizes our rights and explicitly says 'born.'

If the constitution said unborn, would you become pro-life?

We were discussing why you dont kill entire peoples. And their awareness of their being hated or marginalized or discriminated against. We were discussing their value as peoples.

Is it okay to kill someone if they aren't aware of it and can feel no pain? Just yes or no.


This "empty vessel" silliness again? You guys are more mystical in your terminology than we supposedly religious people.

Innocence simply means not guilty of anything meriting a death sentence. There is precedent for killing guilty people. There is no justifying killing innocent ones.

I answered it directly. I included it in my justifiable examples. Read better. And those completely dependent people still have rights...you ignored that.

Okay. So being dependent on someone doesn't deprive them of their right to life.


You chose to destroy an innocent human being, and you consider that the "moral side causing the least pain and suffering"?

So, we use medical treatment and procedures to overcome the harm and pain of 'natural' things all the time.

Not the point. You said the mother is forced to endure pain and suffering. That's like saying laws against theft force thieves to endure hunger. Nature mandates that pregnancy is difficult, just as it mandates that we get hungry.

Women have a 9th Amendment right to have sex. I can include that sourced list in another post. We can enjoy sex anytime we want and there is a safer medical procedure available if we dont want to be pregnant. You cant wish that away.

We can if that "safer" medical procedure means killing someone.

There's absolutely nothing in the Const about protecting the unborn.

If there was, would you change your stance on abortion?

And nothing about violating women's bodily autonomy to force her to become pregnant, stay pregnant, or end a pregnancy.

Forcing a woman to become pregnant is rape. We don't disagree on that.

Yes they are and every single pregnancy risks a woman's life and health. And every single pregnancy does some harm to the woman.

Every act involves risk. The question is what risk justifies killing someone to mitigate. That question is rightly decided by society, such as when someone kills in self-defense. You can't simply say, "I felt my life was at risk, so I shot him." That claim must be demonstrated to be reasonable before it is allowed. A woman with an ectopic pregnancy, or a woman who's been told that childbirth could kill her, clearly have reasonable claims - their lives are under considerable threat. A healthy mother carrying a healthy 28-week old fetus doesn't.
And the woman gets to decide if she wants to risk death or permanent health damage...not strangers, not the govt.

It's immoral that you think you're entitled to use force of law to do that.

Not if she means to kill someone. That is by definition the concern of society.

There is no more just purpose of the law than to protect the lives of the innocent.
 
It's inside her body...you violate her 4th A right to security of the person if you dont allow her to remove the dangerous entity inside her.

It's a human being, inside his or her natural habitat, the organ specifically designed to maintain it. Describing it as a dangerous entity is dishonest.


I think they punish providers because it wants to go easier on the mothers.


Is it okay to kill a born person if their death will have no impact on his or her loved ones, employer, or community? For example if you stumble upon an unemployed homeless person who has no family?

Moreover, if it could be demonstrated that killing an unborn child would have a bad impact on say, the child's father and the child's grandparents (loved ones) would you say the abortion shouldn't be allowed?

Also you didn't answer my last question:

 
So? No one is disputing that. But it's nothing more than a single, undifferentiated cell at conception. We don't refer to our own cells as human beings. They're just cells.

You said no one is disputing it, then disputed it, in the line above.

What rejection? Scientifically and legally, a ZEF is not yet a :human being," as an individual person.

....yes it is. As I just said, biology considers human beings to exist at the moment of conception, just like with other mammals.
 
You said no one is disputing it, then disputed it, in the line above
Apparently you did not understand it.
....yes it is. As I just said, biology considers human beings to exist at the moment of conception, just like with other mammals.
No, it's a human cell. Not a human being, as in its not a person and no different than any other cell. You seem to ignore that particular point.
 
If the constitution said unborn, would you become pro-life?

Pro-life is a political position and/or a religious belief. Why would my position change? That change to the Const would be wrong, the change doesnt alter that.

If the Const was amended to allow slavery again, would you support that?

Is it okay to kill someone if they aren't aware of it and can feel no pain? Just yes or no.

That's not the only criteria, but when judged against an alternative that does not intentionally impose pain and suffering, I find it 'more moral.'

This is at least the 2nd time I've answered it. Stop repeating questions just because you dont like the answers and dont want to admit you cant refute it.

So it's meaningless then. Like I wrote. We kill innocent beings all the time, often to eat. Women arent guilty of anything either, why should they be forced to remain pregnant when there is a much much safer medical procedure they can choose?

And again...pulling the plug, assisted suicide...more 'innocents' and a great many Americans find those justifiable as well.

You chose to destroy an innocent human being, and you consider that the "moral side causing the least pain and suffering"?

I gave you a direct answer to that...did you not understand it? And yep. Why let it destroy another innocent human being, which is a very significant possibility. For many people, there's more to life than just breathing.

Many of us value quality of life over quantity. Quantity refers to numbers...why do you reduce the unborn to numbers in such a dehumanizing way?

Not the point. You said the mother is forced to endure pain and suffering.

COrrect. There is a much safer medical procedure she can choose.

That's like saying laws against theft force thieves to endure hunger.

Not remotely the same...people have rights to their property. The unborn have no rights.

Nature mandates that pregnancy is difficult, just as it mandates that we get hungry.

Again, already answered...why are you repeating yourself? Just so you dont have to quit and admit defeat?

We can if that "safer" medical procedure means killing someone.

There is no 'someone'.

If there was, would you change your stance on abortion?

You cant change the fact that for society to act on the unborn in anyway without the woman's consent, it violates many of her rights, possibly even her right to life, and that cannot be guaranteed.

Here, I'll play your game: "Nature" designed gestation so that the unborn is wholly physiologically intertwined with the woman and the woman can survive without it, but the unborn cannot survive without her (or any other outside support.)

Shouldnt we just accept what "Nature" designed?
 

And what risks to life does the govt force on Americans? None. Except the draft, which I object to but at least is done with for the purpose of national security. (There are no negative effects of abortion on society., unless you can list some?)

Why should the govt force women to risk their lives to protect the unborn? The women are existing members of society, already contributing...what is the justification for risking womens' lives and ability to fully participate and contribute? Please answer.

(And no, we dont need more people. THere are millions that would love to immigrate here legally if we needed more people.)

Not if she means to kill someone. That is by definition the concern of society.

There is no someone. That you choose to imagine it is disturbing but it's your prerogative. That unborn is not part of society and only the woman/partner know about it unless they choose to share the info. And only she has the right to determine what's best for her and society...her life, her contributions, her ability to care for her other dependents, her ability to do her job and serve the community, or have a kid and still hopefully be able to do the same.

No one knows that except each individual woman.

There is no more just purpose of the law than to protect the lives of the innocent.

Except when justifiable, like pulling the plug, assisted suicide, abortion....
 
It's a human being, inside his or her natural habitat, the organ specifically designed to maintain it. Describing it as a dangerous entity is dishonest.

So? Where is that covered in the law? Where in federal law does the unborn have a right to life?

ANd it is dangerous, to ignore that is 100% dishonest. ~1000 women die every year and another 86,700 nearly do. And many come away with permanent disability and harm.


I think they punish providers because it wants to go easier on the mothers.

I call BS on that. And if it's murder why on earth would you go easier on the mothers? If they didnt go to a provider, the unborn wouldnt die. Do you agree with that, letting women get away with murder? I mean if you consider it murder, they can still go to another state and commit that act.


Is it okay to kill a born person if their death will have no impact on his or her loved ones, employer, or community? For example if you stumble upon an unemployed homeless person who has no family?

Already answered.

All your questions focus on the unborn...it's obvious that you dont consider the woman at all. That's why I was very clear in my comments re: morality.

It's not just about the unborn...it's about the affects on the woman, her life, her health, her obligations and responsibilities in life, etc. You only consider the unborn and I've been very clear that while I value the unborn, I value all born people more.

So asking questions about killing born people make no sense, since killing them does not violate the woman's rights or risk her life.

Moreover, if it could be demonstrated that killing an unborn child would have a bad impact on say, the child's father and the child's grandparents (loved ones) would you say the abortion shouldn't be allowed?

See above.
 
People have various levels of consciousness. In fact, humans often can be rendered unconscious. If someone gets choked out can they then be declared not human life and then killed?
I feel that there is a difference between someone who has had consciousness before, and is temporarily unable to, and something that may have consciousness in the future.

One is already as person as they have experienced consciousness, and one is yet to be a person.
 
Look if you guys want to argue that not all human beings are "persons", and we may kill the non-persons, have at it. You're in good company throughout history with slavers, Nazis, and who knows who else.

Godwin's Law.


Is it okay to kill what are determined by science to be human beings? What other human beings can we kill because you don't think they're "persons"?
Any that are inside of and attached to the body of someone.
 
Apparently you did not understand it.

Could you explain it?

No, it's a human cell. Not a human being, as in its not a person and no different than any other cell. You seem to ignore that particular point.

I can only continue to redirect you to biology. A human being begins as fertilized egg just as all other mammals do. I don't know how else to explain this. Your answer seems to be no more than, "No it isn't."
 
Could you explain it?
I can't make it any simpler than I already have.
I can only continue to redirect you to biology. A human being begins as fertilized egg just as all other mammals do. I don't know how else to explain this. Your answer seems to be no more than, "No it isn't."
No one is debating if a zygote is a human or not. But it's no more of a "human being" than any other cell in the body. And it's certainly not a person. You seem to conflate the two.
 
Could you explain it?



I can only continue to redirect you to biology. A human being begins as fertilized egg just as all other mammals do. I don't know how else to explain this. Your answer seems to be no more than, "No it isn't."

Where does science, biology, recognize rights for any species?

What authority does say that the unborn have rights?
 
Where does science, biology, recognize rights for any species?

They don't.

What authority does say that the unborn have rights?

The same authority that says the born have rights, whatever that may be. Which authority that is doesn't really matter - most sane people hold as axiomatic that all human beings have a right to life. The job of the pro-lifer is simply to convince them that the unborn are human beings, which science attests to, and are thus covered under the axiom "human beings have a right to life."

It's only if you claim that not all human beings have a right to life that we need to get into your question about authority. But if you say that, I'd like to know first what other human beings we can kill according to this claim.
 
The same authority that says the born have rights, whatever that may be. Which authority that is doesn't really matter - most sane people hold as axiomatic that all human beings have a right to life.
There is no authority that deems the unborn to have rights. I defy you to prove otherwise!
The job of the pro-lifer is simply to convince them that the unborn are human beings, which science attests to, and are thus covered under the axiom "human beings have a right to life."
Then they suck at their "jobs" (which is just sanctimonious nonsense), as they cannot demonstrate the unborn are akin to actual born human beings with rights. The majority of people support abortion rights.
It's only if you claim that not all human beings have a right to life that we need to get into your question about authority. But if you say that, I'd like to know first what other human beings we can kill according to this claim.
The right to life applies to the born, not the unborn.
 

In the US, it's the Constitution and it explicitly states born. See: the 14th Amendment. And no federal laws or court decisions interpret that differently...none recognize any rights for the unborn.

There...that's the answer. So...the unborn have no right to life. If you disagree, provide sources that prove otherwise.

It's only if you claim that not all human beings have a right to life that we need to get into your question about authority. But if you say that, I'd like to know first what other human beings we can kill according to this claim.

It's not my claim, it's the law and I agree with it. And I've said so. Unborn humans do not and should not have rights. Certainly never anything that supersedes the rights of the woman they are inside of.

And we cant legally commit unjustified killing against people...people have rights. This is why we have laws and a Const...to protect people. And we've discussed justified killing already. If you dont like it, you're not alone. Not everyone agrees but as a society, we recognize killing such as pulling the plug, assisted suicide, abortion, as justified.

Dont ask me again...asked and answered. Just because you dont like the answer does not invalidate it's truth.
 

But the constitution, as you said earlier, could be wrong. If a federal law, court decision, or constitutional amendment established protections for the unborn, you wouldn't then believe that abortion was wrong. So the constitution clearly isn't your authority. What is?


I'd like you to cite one legal example, apart from abortion, of our being allowed to deliberately killing the innocent. Not a brain dead person cut off from life support (because that's not deliberate) and not capital punishment (because they're not innocent).

Dont ask me again...asked and answered. Just because you dont like the answer does not invalidate it's truth.

Well, it might if it's not the truth.
 
There is no authority that deems the unborn to have rights. I defy you to prove otherwise!

If I could cite no authority that deemed teenagers to have rights, would that mean teenagers don't have rights?

No. Again, my ability to cite an authority on this is irrelevant. People generally believe, for whatever reason and by whatever authority, that human beings have rights. All I have to do is convince them hat the unborn are included in the classification "human beings". Most attempts to do that meet with evasion and waffling.

Then they suck at their "jobs" (which is just sanctimonious nonsense), as they cannot demonstrate the unborn are akin to actual born human beings with rights. The majority of people support abortion rights.

Of course I can. Look at this unborn child:



Anyone who tells me the figure on the left isn't a human being, but the one on the right is, is lying. Any sensible person knows that at some point the unborn are human beings.

If abortion is generally supported it's a testament to the skill of its advocates at keeping the reality of abortion safely in the dark.

The right to life applies to the born, not the unborn.

Why? They're human beings, just like you are. Why are you entitled to a right to life which other fellow humans are denied?
 
But the constitution, as you said earlier, could be wrong.

Where did I say that? Quote?

If a federal law, court decision, or constitutional amendment established protections for the unborn, you wouldn't then believe that abortion was wrong. So the constitution clearly isn't your authority. What is?

Protections are not rights. We protect lots of things, like endangered species, livestock, forests...but where do we recognize rights for them? RIghts that supersede those for men and women?


Why do I have to? You already provided examples, which you acknowledge Why is abortion different? Please explain your distinction so that I understand it? And when you do so, please remember that the unborn is not the only one facing death or significant health consequences or the sacrifice of being able to provide for food and housing for other dependents (children, elderly, disabled). Please explain where...if...you include the woman in your equation.

 
If I could cite no authority that deemed teenagers to have rights, would that mean teenagers don't have rights?
I'll take your deflection to mean that you cannot demonstrate where it's textualized that the unborn have rights!
No. Again, my ability to cite an authority on this is irrelevant.
You're the one implying the unborn has rights through an "authority." So prove it! Claiming it's irrelevant means you can cite no such authority and your statement is BS!

People generally believe, for whatever reason and by whatever authority, that human beings have rights.
Belief is what is irrelevant. It's what the law actually says that is.
All I have to do is convince them hat the unborn are included in the classification "human beings". Most attempts to do that meet with evasion and waffling.
No, your attempts is what fails, as the unborn are not deemed human beings with rights. Perhaps if you could cite the law that does make that determination, perhaps your attempts might be more successful. But you also deem that irrelevant, as are your attempts to convince anyone of anything.
Anyone who tells me the figure on the left isn't a human being, but the one on the right is, is lying. Any sensible person knows that at some point the unborn are human beings.
That point is called "birth." You're simply trying to make an appeal to emotion.
If abortion is generally supported it's a testament to the skill of its advocates at keeping the reality of abortion safely in the dark.
No, it means most people support it. People generally know what an abortion is.
Why? They're human beings, just like you are.
Not yet they're not.
Why are you entitled to a right to life which other fellow humans are denied?
Because I am already born and Because there is no legal text or acknowledgement they have rights and there's no way to grant such rights without forcibly removing rights from the already born and actual human woman.
 
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