| Impulsivity said:
That's a really bad answer that would in effect stop all abortions. Very very few women know they're pregnant until after a minimum of a month unless they're methodically checking with tests. Besides basic brain activity that only arises from having a brain (which ALL creatures above the size of microorganizims do in some form or another) is quite different then complex human thought and emotion which takes months to develop, not 40 days. If brain waves are all it takes for you I hope you're a Janist who advocates absolute life for all creatures including bugs and spiders. Make sure you walk around sweeping the ground in front of you like they do so you don't accidentally crush an ant which has the same quality of brain waves (probably more brain waves actually) as a 40 day old fetus. |
It may prohibit some abortions, but it would still allow for the "morning-after pill" and other such things.
Also, I do not see how advocating this would prohibit me from stepping on a bug. Your whole premise seems silly to me. If I take your approach, then I am equating a bug's life (good movie) to a developing human's life. If you wish to do this, you are more than welcome. I, however, do not equate the life of a bug to the life of a human. Whether that human has been developing for 40 days, 40 months or 40 years.
I still believe the focus should shift to whether or not it is ethical to prohibit a human organism from developing.
