Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site laidbak.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxj!ihnp4!laidbak!kin From: kin@laidbak.UUCP (Kin Wong) Newsgroups: net.abortion Subject: re:poll Message-ID: <221@laidbak.UUCP> Date: Tue, 25-Sep-84 12:53:00 EDT Article-I.D.: laidbak.221 Posted: Tue Sep 25 12:53:00 1984 Date-Received: Thu, 27-Sep-84 02:34:53 EDT Organization: LAI, Westmont, IL Lines: 13 >A. What does "human/person" mean? (a COMPLETE (enuf for you) definition) >B. Why is a fetus/embryo a "person"? (as many points as you can think of) >C. Why is a fetus/embryo NOT a "person"? (as many points here, too) A. A creature of the species homo-sapiens, from birth till death. B. A fetus/embryo is a "person" cos in late pregnancy, it looks like a human, has all features developed, and has a good chance of living outside the womb. C. It is Not a "person" cos it could be just an egg with several cells (very early pregnancy), have yet to develop even vital organs, adn is incapable of living outside the womb.