http://legal-dictionary.the
freedictionary.com/Person
Note that corporations are "persons", but that an unborn fetus is not a legal person. A "person" is an entity that has certain rights that are recognized by all.
It seems that only anti-abortionists think of zygotes, embryos, or fetuses as persons -- although the number broadens when a fetus becomes "viable". And although I think that a viable fetus that doesn't threaten its mother should be allowed to be born, I still don't really care that much because it doesn't think, it doesn't have emotions, it isn't conscious, makes no intentional attempts to communicate, and I can't shake hands with it.
It isn't a person, as I understand the word.
But I might be wrong once it becomes viable, so I'm interested in seeing that pregnancy proceed normally. Nevertheless, I'll give the person, with whom I can shake hands, the benefit of the doubt in all other situations.
by
AnEngineer on
06/10/2009 10:27:46 PM EST
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