That’s insane to me. The fetus has entirely different DNA than the host organism, thus is a separate life. That’s just biology, any other argument and you’re getting into weird psudo-science territory trying to measure souls and consciousness.
I mean, if that’s how the broader medical community wants to frame it, that’s fine. I know a lot of the discourse around this subject is really rooted in abortion, and whether abortion is okay or not, and so people gotta do what they gotta do to justify their position.
But it’s still alive and can still die regardless of anyone’s opinions, a bacteria can be alive and then dead. The grey area is when that life becomes ethically problematic to end.
I’m fine with saying its a living human while still arguing that killing it is justified as self defense for the person carrying. Cracks me up with pro lifers say killing instead of murder for that reason, and I usually tell them I’m glad they use that term
That’s insane to me. The fetus has entirely different DNA than the host organism, thus is a separate life. That’s just biology, any other argument and you’re getting into weird psudo-science territory trying to measure souls and consciousness.
I mean, if that’s how the broader medical community wants to frame it, that’s fine. I know a lot of the discourse around this subject is really rooted in abortion, and whether abortion is okay or not, and so people gotta do what they gotta do to justify their position.
But it’s still alive and can still die regardless of anyone’s opinions, a bacteria can be alive and then dead. The grey area is when that life becomes ethically problematic to end.
I’m fine with saying its a living human while still arguing that killing it is justified as self defense for the person carrying. Cracks me up with pro lifers say killing instead of murder for that reason, and I usually tell them I’m glad they use that term
100%. Most “pro-lifers” would be okay with kicking someone out of your house even if it means they would die. Not to mention your own body.