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From: ward@hao.UUCP (Mike Ward)
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Subject: re: re: a pro abortion argument
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> Yes, there is brain activity in a fetus before the 28th week, but
> it is not brain activity definitive of homo-sapiens.  Sorry for
> the confusion.

Is it the case that this activity is not definitive of homo-sapiens,
or that our measuring tools are not capable of determining definitions
of species specific brain activities in fetuses?

Without taking any side on the issue of abortion, I find it dificult
to believe that the brain activity of any species would not be
different from that of all others.

Just a hunch.

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Michael Ward, NCAR/SCD
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