What is your position? Allow A to disconnect and end the life of B?
Yes, that would be my position. The government should not force A to stay connected. How about you?
What is your position? Allow A to disconnect and end the life of B?
Yes, that would be my position. The government should not force A to stay connected. How about you?
Yes, that would be my position. The government should not force A to stay connected. How about you?
Which point? Whether or not party A or B has any rights?
The government should not force B into death.
I'm torn, to be honest. I don't like the idea of government forcing anyone to do anything. This extends beyond just what they can do with their body, but also their time, money, etc. In this case, as well as pregnant women, A and B have a symbiotic relationship. How do you define when one person's body ends and another starts?
Also, starting down the road of "the government can't force anyone to do anything with their body" is a dangerous road of logic. Can the government intervene if someone is trying to commit suicide? Require immunizations to enroll in school? Prohibit physical altercations between two willing participants? Wear a seat belt? I don't have the answer of when it's okay for the government to intervene. I think most people would say that in some instances it is appropriate.
I think that the answer to all of your questions in this paragraph should be no.
I think suicide should be legal, I don't think I should have to wear a seatbelt, I think if 2 guys both want to duke it out then they should be allowed too, I don't think vaccinations should be required (though I think you are stupid of you don't get your kids vaccinated).
Ya the vaccinations one is the toughest for me. I would not be upset if that was mandated or, like you said, at least mandated for public school attendance.I find three of those (suicide, seat belts, fighting) difficult to take an unqualified position on; so many caveats are possible. However, regarding vaccinations, there is the possibility of spreading disease on the one hand, and for those who truly oppose vaccination, the possibility of homeschooling on the other. While I would not support forced vaccinations, I strongly support it as a requirement for school attendance.
True, but like I said, every sperm or egg has the potential for life, so does that mean we have to pass laws against masturbation or even nocturnal emissions?But viability is really a question of technology. Viability is based in part on what support systems are available to the fetus after exit from the womb. That is why these new bills are trying to force the Supreme Court to rule on the heart beat issue. If they can get the courts to recognize a fetus with a heart beat as a individual with rights, it could change everything. There is no guarantee the court will hear the cases though. More than likely this will stretch through the election cycle. Look for a spin that Dems are baby killers, chock full of anecdotes of late term abortions, and "viable" fetuses (feti?) being snuffed out, with the focus on the consequences of unwanted pregnancies, rather than the irresponsible ejaculations that caused them.
We should probably monitor women 24/7 just in case they miscarry unknowingly and make sure they didn't inadvertently engage in any behavior that could have endangered that precious life.True, but like I said, every sperm or egg has the potential for life, so does that mean we have to pass laws against masturbation or even nocturnal emissions?
True, but like I said, every sperm or egg has the potential for life, so does that mean we have to pass laws against masturbation or even nocturnal emissions?
No.
I think that until an egg has been fertilized it is just an egg. Sperm likewise is just an extension of the male...not new life.
Well, you're certainly allowed to think whatever you want. However, biologically, every ovum and sperm is a distinct haploid life form, taking part in the haploid-diploid life cycle of all sexually reproducing beings on earth. Sometimes the haploid cycle takes longer than the diploid cycle, in our population the diploid cycle is longer, but either way they are distinct life forms.
True, but like I said, every sperm or egg has the potential for life, so does that mean we have to pass laws against masturbation or even nocturnal emissions?
All it did for me was make me very comfortable with lying to authority figures lolThe LDS Church as 'laws' against masturburation. Not that they've had much effect other than to make lots and lots of boys/girls, men/women feel very, very guilty for engaging in a pleasurable, natural, and harmless expression of their sexuality.
Lol this.All it did for me was make me very comfortable with lying to authority figures lol
Lets call this as it is. It is based on religious beliefs and thus it should never make into laws unless it is a religion based state. To me it is a step back into medieval ages, shame on Alabama and other states for forcing such idiotic laws.