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In reply to the discussion: My conversation with a pro-life friend today... [View all]A HERETIC I AM
(24,891 posts)10. I've been thinking of an analogy for quite some time now: How many people are on this bus?
Here's the thing...
Lets say there is 34 people in that pic (pretty close, anyway)
Lets say that at least half of them are women.
How many people are on the bus?
Now, think about this;
The woman in the 3rd row back on the left, sitting on the aisle JUST had sex with her SO 20 minutes ago and ovulated last night.
Is she two people?
The woman two rows behind her suffered a date rape by a close friend 6 days ago and has a 36 hour old pregnancy.
Is she two people?
The woman way in the back that is 6 months along, but one week from a miscarriage.
Is she two people?
And every man on that bus that has enough semen in their next ejaculation to make a total of 4 million babies.......
Are they all one person each?
How many people are on this bus?
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I have Jewish friends who told me that life doesn't begin until its first breath outside the mother.
freshwest
Aug 2012
#22
That sounds like the beginning of it, but they have other books to go along with that set of books.
freshwest
Aug 2012
#25
When you can survive outside the mother's womb is a good definition for life.
MatthewStLouis
Aug 2012
#38
I've been thinking of an analogy for quite some time now: How many people are on this bus?
A HERETIC I AM
Aug 2012
#10
I'm old enough to remember when the Church used to teach that life didn't begin until,...
Spitfire of ATJ
Aug 2012
#14
I agree and the rapist should have no say in the decision making at all - he should be in jail.
Booster
Aug 2012
#20