BluesLegend
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I could care less if it was conscious or not, women will do what they want with their bodies, abortion was once illegal, people had them done enmasse in unsafe ways, women will have them done either way, I prefer safe environments.The emergence of human consciousness from fetal to neonatal life. - PubMed - NCBINo one claims that.Right, only when the fetus passes out of the womb does the Prog Fairy wave her wand to make it human.
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It's magic I tell ya!!
So when is the baby a baby Sherlock?
When SCOTUS says it is?
A simple definition of consciousness is sensory awareness of the body, the self, and the world. The fetus may be aware of the body, for example by perceiving pain. It reacts to touch, smell, and sound, and shows facial expressions responding to external stimuli. However, these reactions are probably preprogrammed and have a subcortical nonconscious origin. Furthermore, the fetus is almost continuously asleep and unconscious partially due to endogenous sedation. Conversely, the newborn infant can be awake, exhibit sensory awareness, and process memorized mental representations. It is also able to differentiate between self and nonself touch, express emotions, and show signs of shared feelings. Yet, it is unreflective, present oriented, and makes little reference to concept of him/herself. Newborn infants display features characteristic of what may be referred to as basic consciousness and they still have to undergo considerable maturation to reach the level of adult consciousness. The preterm infant, ex utero, may open its eyes and establish minimal eye contact with its mother. It also shows avoidance reactions to harmful stimuli. However, the thalamocortical connections are not yet fully established, which is why it can only reach a minimal level of consciousness
So let me get this straight, the reactions are PROBABLY preprogrammed?
The fetus has to undergo considerable maturation to reach the level of adult consciousness?
This makes them OK to kill?
Is this a defense or are you making a mockery of your position?
Its odd you people seem to celebrate abortions, how many helpless fetuses have been horribly mutilated and their lives snuffed out, last I saw it was over 50 million.