[WikiEN-l] NPOV: Fetus personhood - fish for all the thanks

[Haukur Þorgeirsson]

>        a fetus = "human", (unless its 'tarded, of
> cs..)
>     and "human" ~ person...
>      yet fetus =/= person, and even:
>       "fetus" ~/~ "person,"
> ...and this contractory logic is supposed to be the
> basis for:
>         fetus = "human" is thus POV, hence
>         fetus =/= human is thus NPOV ??
>
> ...and "just in this context"? I hope people can see
> how ridiculous that is. Follow the logic problem.

This is just sophistry :)

Wikipedia should not say "a fetus is a human being",
nor should it say "a fetus is not a human being" - it
should say stuff like "a fetus is considered a person
by X and a bunch of tissue by Y".

It *should*, however, say "Homeopathy is pseudo-science". :D

Regards,
Haukur