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Old 08-22-2006, 11:54 AM   #10 (permalink)
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Re: Abortion Poll - Part 2

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Originally Posted by Bryn Mawr
Without qualification I cannot vote.

Until the point at which the foetus would be capable of independent life I do not believe it to be independent. To put it another way, whilst it is totally dependent on the mother it is part of the mother.

Beyond that point, even though it is within the mother and depending on her it is a separate entity.

How does that fit with the voting options?
Work through your inner conflict and pick an answer. You have to decide if the fetus' inability to survive independently overwhelms its existence as a separate entity.
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