Bob Smith said:
Grizz, I dont think Desi was trying to get an emotional response. Im sure it was just a wrong choice of wording, not a conscious decision regarding "Oh, well using this word will make it sound REALLY bad." Give the kid some slack.
Ok, I'll give him some slack and, by doing so, I take away some of the credit I gave him. He probably did not choose that word intentionally, but all the pro-lifers sure as fuck do. It's an emotional appeal. Call it a fetus and it sounds unimportant, but call it a BABY and all of a sudden it sounds bad.
To whomever caught the memory thing-
Yes, I realize that it's a semi-faulty argument. However, an ebryo/fetus is far, far from a fully developed human being. An infant, though memory-less as an adult, IS a fully developed human being.
To add more to the debate and maybe slightly alter the course of this thread... What about "pulling the plug" on a "vegetable"?
This is analogous to abortion in that the individual on life support can not survive without the support of the machines. Likewise, the fetus can not survive without the support of the mother's body.
If you believe it's alright to "pull the plug" then I don't see where you can argue against abortion.