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Originally Posted by JMS
nope, sorry blade. viability isnt arbitrary, roe v wade.
there is definitely more reason for it. the baby can survive outside of the mothers body and is responsive to stimuli at that point, too.
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That the baby can survive outside the womb and respond to stimuli means nothing more than that the baby can survive outside the womb and respond to stimuli. I didn't say "viability" is arbitrary - I said the chosing of this as an abortion criterion is arbitrary. One might as well say if alpha brain waves appear at five months, THAT's the cutoff point, or if fingers appear at two months, THAT's the cutoff point. Picking some stage of fetal development and saying that's the cutoff point is completely arbitrary, minus any supporting ethical reasoning, or medical argument as to when life begins, and with you, it's always "minus".