> Yes, its all clear to me, because infants are simply helpless parasites,
>lets kill them along with the unborn. (moral, if it isn't cute or make cute
>noises, its not protected). And while we are looking at the philosophical
>definition of a person, grandpa is getting senile and probabbly just doesn't
>make the ticket any more, axe him too. And that drug addict, they can't be
>living a very fullfilling life (probabbly has a real self-esteem problem too),>nuke that sucker too. In fact, lets give psycho analysis exams to all 6th
>graders and perform pre-emptive extraction on those that have a high risk of
>becoming a threat to society. This world will be a better place and the
>rights of those who remain will be protected. And if you don't agree, we
>have a way to adjust your attitude (gimme that deer rifle).
Translation to avoid hypocrisy: Yes, its all clear to me, because all
human life is sacred and deserving of the involuntary use of the
bodies of others to save it, I will do the following. I have agreed
to have the maximum amount of blood extracted from my body on a weekly
basis to help others. In addition, I have signed up for bone marrow
donations on the maximum possible schedule. Also, since I have two
kidneys, I have notified the appropriate authorities that they can
take one of them as soon as a suitable person in need is located. As
a result of my efforts, precious life will be preserved and this world
will be a better place and the rights of those who remain will be
protected. And if you don't agree, we have a way to adjust your
attitude (gimme that deer rifle). We will hold you at gun point and
force you to use your body to support those precious human lives,
regardless of how you feel about it.
There is a slippery slope of rights reduction implicated by the
abortion debate, but it has nothing to do with protections for against
murder for legal persons. The definition of such persons is clear,
long-standing, and not at all challenged by the abortion debate. What
is challenged is the freedom each of us enjoys to make our own
decisions about how our bodies will be used, or more to the point, not
used by others. The right of legal persons to life is not at all
threatened by the fact that a parent can refuse to donate blood,
kidney, or tissues to his child. Why does not granting this right to
