I hesitate to wade in to this discussion but some of you may find this an interesting perspective:
http://www.2think.org/abortion.shtml
Now I will back away from the discussion carefully in case I say anything too controversial...
Best wishes
Alex
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-----Original Message-----
From: psci-com: on public engagement with science [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Alexander Hellemans
Sent: 02 September 2011 13:42
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: [PSCI-COM] Abortion
Shouldn't the legality of abortion not be based on *scientific*
principles rather than religious opinions? What should we consider?
Questions whether a foetus suffers, is conscient, etc, and at what time
in the gestation? Or should we just shut up when people say that as
soon a sperm meets the ovarian cell, you have a conscious human being?
The abortion problem is just as much steeped in science as climate
change, and we have to inform the public about this.
AH
On Fri, 02 Sep 2011 10:23 +0100, "Andrew Robinson" <[log in to unmask]>
wrote:
>
>
> While I'm not saying religion should be a taboo subject, but this is a
> 'science list' -- claims and counter-claims should be discussed
> following the principles of science.
>
> Andrew
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