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From: preece@ccvaxa.UUCP
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Subject: Re: re: re: a pro-abortion argument
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Date: Thu, 31-Jan-85 11:39:00 EST
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>	If it isn't homo-sapiens, what is it?  I mean, it has to be
>	something...if it is the brain activity of a dog, that would be one
>	thing.  But if it is the brain activity of a homo-sapiens fetus,
>	although different from an adult homo-sapiens, I don't see that your
>	suggestion differs much from any of the other suggested criteria.
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Well, it's a homo-sapiens fetus.  That's not the issue.  An acorn is at
some level the same as an oak tree, but it's also qualitatively different.
I guess I'd say that being homo-sapiens doesn't make it a person.

scott preece
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