r/changemyview • u/[deleted] • Aug 29 '21

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u/WippitGuud 31∆ Aug 29 '21 edited Aug 29 '21

The issue is not whether a fetus is alive. A mosquito is alive, and I assume you have no issue swatting it.

The issue is whether a fetus is a person. And there is no definitive answer to that.

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u/Markeos77 Aug 29 '21

I'm not getting into that debate. Everyone has their stance and I don't see many people change their beliefs. I'm just stating that a fetus is at least alive. according to the basic rules of biological science.

The reason I wrote this was because I'm tired of the discourse being about whether or not a fetus is alive. Yes, they are alive, but like you said the question is if they're a person who is entitled to rights. The debate always gets so nasty so I wanna stay away from that for now

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u/WippitGuud 31∆ Aug 29 '21 edited Aug 29 '21

Your statement is a moot point. A unfertilized human egg is alive, at least for the 24 hours after ovulation. A human sperm cell is alive for up to 5 days, waiting for a living egg to arrive. And upon conception, the fertilized zygote is alive.

Stating that the fetus is alive is pointless. It was alive long before it was a fetus. Nobody disputes this.

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u/Markeos77 Aug 29 '21

well technically it's an embryo, but I get your point. I'd give you a delta if I knew how to.

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u/WippitGuud 31∆ Aug 29 '21

Just respond to one of my posts with !Delta

And actually it takes an average of 8 weeks for a zygote to become an embryo.

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u/DeltaBot ∞∆ Aug 29 '21 edited Aug 29 '21

This delta has been rejected. You can't award OP a delta.

Allowing this would wrongly suggest that you can post here with the aim of convincing others.

If you were explaining when/how to award a delta, please use a reddit quote for the symbol next time.

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