At 05:22 PM 7/27/2005, steve v wrote:
Question: Is it POV to say that a fetus is a
"human
life," and by terminology, thus entitled to universal
"human rights" and societal "personhood" status?
This has been debated by philosophers for
centuries, so yes, it is POV. This question is
much deeper than the current US American
pro-life/pro-choice debate. For example, Thomas
Aquinas and René Descartes were on opposite ends
of this debate (Thomas - no, Descartes - yes),
even though they were both devout Catholics.
Chl