Could these new biological facts challenge Roe v. Wade at its very foundation?
I think ultimately this is the real debate. Let’s stop arguing about when life begins. We know when life begins. There’s no question about it. Beyond that, you’re then left with the question “When do we assign rights to this individual?” Let’s talk about what we really are arguing about: When do rights begin? When do we confer rights upon embryos? We know they are clearly human beings – a living member of the human species – from the one-cell stage forward. When do we actually value these persons sufficiently to allow them the right to continued existence? You said that when we assign rights to an individual person is ostensibly an arguable point. I think ultimately the implications of the argument become terrifying pretty quickly. But, still, you can make the argument that we as a society give and take away rights all the time. You know, children don’t drive cars, vote or drink alcohol. And aged people who run their cars up onto bus stops and kill people have their right to drive take
