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"Like the Mother's Leg" or Independent? Behind the Abortion Debate
- 1. Abortion Rabbi Berel Bell (rabbi.berel.bell@gmail.com) The Fetus in Jewish Law, Secular Law, and the Public Eye
- 8. Pro-Life or Pro-Choice? Yes…. http://www.prri.org/research/committed-to-availability-conflicted-about-morality-what-the-millennial-generation-tells-us-about-the- future-of-the-abortion-debate-and-the-culture-wars/
- 9. Pellet Gun - 1996: The Drummond Case An Ontario woman, Brenda Drummond, was charged with attempted murder when she shot her unborn child in the head with a pellet gun. The case did not go to trial because in preliminary arguments, the judge had stated that the unborn child does not have legal rights as it is not a human being.
- 10. Drug Use in Pregnancy 1996: Manitoba “Glue-Sniffing” Case In August 1996, Winnipeg Child and Family Services attempted to have a 22-year-old pregnant woman placed in custody until the birth of her child because of her long history of solvent abuse, suicide attempts and an unstable lifestyle. Two of her three children had been born permanently disabled due to her glue-sniffing habit. All of her children were under the permanent guardianship of Winnipeg Child and Family Services. The lower court directed that she be detained and treated. However, on appeal, the Supreme Court of Canada ruled that the law of Canada does not recognize the unborn child as a legal person possessing rights and dismissed the case
- 14. Fetal Pain – State Laws
- 16. Criminal Protection: As of 2014, 38 states (certain level of criminal protection for the unborn), and 23 of them from conception until birth. "Maternal-Fetal Rights and Substance Abuse: Gestation Without Representation". Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law, 43. [http://www.ncsl.org/research/health/fetal-homicide-state-laws.aspx] Guardian: All US permit a guardian to represent the interests of the unborn.[63] Paul Benjamin Linton (2011). "The Legal Status of the Unborn Child Under State Law". St. Thomas Journal of Law & Public Policy. Assault: Unborn Victims of Violence Act: defines violent assault committed against pregnant women as being a crime against two victims: the woman and the fetus she carries.[64] Congress of the United States of America, Unborn Victims of Violence Act of 2004. H.R.1997. Independent?
- 18. In the next 20 years in large parts of China and India, there will be a 10-20% excess of young men because of sex selection. In 2005 in China, it was estimated that 1.1 million excess males were born across the country and that the number of males under the age of 20 years exceeded the number of females by around 32 million. In China, 94% of unmarried people aged 28 to 49 are male. CMAJ vol. 183 no. 12 The impact of sex selection and abortion in China, India and South Korea Canadian Medical Association Journal, March 15, 2011
- 19. Gender Gap Christophe Z Guilmoto, Sex Imbalances at birth: Trends, consequences and policy implications, United Nations Population Fund, Hanoi (October 2011)
- 22. Professor Jerry Coyne University of Chicago, Dept of Biology “The reason we don’t allow euthanasia of newborns is because humans are seen as special, and I think this comes from religion—in particular, the view that humans, unlike animals, are endowed with a soul.”
- 23. Roadside sign in Danshan Township "It is forbidden to discriminate against, mistreat or abandon baby girls"
- 30. “Person” 1. Adam 2. Ish 3. Gever 4. Enosh אדם איש גבר אנוש Nefeshנפש “Soul”
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