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The laws, as written - were not written with a blastocyst in mind.That is inaccurate. The concept of "personhood" far pre-dates the whole abortion of debate. For exampleHalacha (Jewish law) defines when a fetus becomes a nefesh (person). "...a baby...becomes a full-fledged human being when the head emerges from the womb. Before then, the fetus is considered a 'partial life.' and in the case of a "feet-first" delivery, it happens when most of the fetal body is outside the mother's body.The Catholic Church long held that it wasn't a "person" until the quickening.The law was never written with embryos in mind.
The laws, as written - were not written with a blastocyst in mind.
That is inaccurate. The concept of "personhood" far pre-dates the whole abortion of debate. For example
Halacha (Jewish law) defines when a fetus becomes a nefesh (person). "...a baby...becomes a full-fledged human being when the head emerges from the womb. Before then, the fetus is considered a 'partial life.' and in the case of a "feet-first" delivery, it happens when most of the fetal body is outside the mother's body.
The Catholic Church long held that it wasn't a "person" until the quickening.
The law was never written with embryos in mind.
