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Originally Posted by policy chick Yes the phrasing is key. It has the POTENTIAL to become a human being because, if allowed to develop, it's more than likely that it WILL. | and every person born has the POTENTIAL to be president of the united states.
but, until they are, they AREN'T.
until the potential to become a human being happens, a fetus is NOT a human being *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* Conservatism: Self-centered mean-spiritedness fueled by ignorance and misguided self-importance. Bigotry is a social disease. Legalized same-sex marriage almost certainly benefits those same-sex couples who choose to marry, as well as the children being raised in those homes. - David Blankenhorn is president of the New York-based Institute for American Values and the author of "The Future of Marriage." |