I don't know about this "human set of DNA" assertion.
How do you define "human" DNA? Every single organism in the world has some part of the DNA in humans.
What about people who have chromosomal disorders (Trisomy 21, Kleinfelter's, Turner's, etc.) who have extra chromosomes?
What if we infected every cell of an animal with human DNA? It would die. Would that count as having killed a human?
DNA is junk, imho. They're nothing but acids mixed into fun shapes.
I'm taking it that you've never even studied genetics for more than 3 minutes. DNA is not just junk, it's a code for life, similar to a programming system.
Wow. I never said that. I did state that disabled people are less physically able than those that aren't.
Hmm... then I must have misenterpretated something.
Gorillas are stronger than humans. By your logic, humans < gorillas. Again, personhood is not defined by ability.
Well, what exactly makes humans better than any particular species? We're still fighting to survive, even if we use intellegence rather than our sheer strength to do it.
And that's not the point I was making. I was saying if we shoot ducks, which are capable of logical reason, then why is it that we can't kill fetuses, which are not?
You enjoy making things up, it seems. Did I say I'm against birth control? No. If I get married, I plan to use a condom until my wife and I are ready to have kids, pending us deciding to have any at all. I am against things like the morning after pill which kill zyogtes, but I consider that an abortificant anyways.
I'm not necessarily talking about you all the time *eye roll* I only mentioned you to point out that rape effects a woman more than a man. I guess I should clarify more often.
As for rape, yes, it's horrible. It's one of the worst crimes imaginable. People that commit it should be locked up for life, as far as I'm concerned. But the child should not have to die for the crime of the father. And I'm not being insensitive to the mother: she should get free counseling and medical services, as well as the ability to put the child up for adoption. And her friends, family, and community should draw together to support her, but that's not something I can control. The consequences of rape are already bad: let's please not add the death of an innocent child to the list.
But should an innocent child have to live with the blight of being the result of rape their entire life? I sure in hell wouldn't. The child would find out. There wouldn't be an escape from it.
Also, based on your logic, the government should also prevent people from using medication or drink coffee, as the contents of those and similar things affect the condition of one's ovaries/sex organs.
I don't think that the government should have the right to control whether or not we are allowed to have abortions. We should have the freedom to make our own decisions to whether or not we can abort a child. Whether or not you think abortion is wrong, both sides will win because
there is a decision on the parent's part.
My ovaries are mine and mine solely, I think that I should be allowed to decide what to do with their contents, just like what a first time smoker decides to do with their lungs or a first time boozer decides to do with their liver. It may look bad to you, but it's my decision, and to be honest, it's not actually affecting you in any way, so why complain?
And the last part was a joke. Most people would tell me to go to hell after a rant like that XD
By the way, to all of those who are making their opinions on their religious beliefs solely, realize this - not everyone is the same dang religion as you. So keep your mouth shut unless you have some non-religious evidence to support your point.