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From dictionary.com:
Homicide: The killing of one person by another.
to Kill: To put to death.
Abortion:
a) Termination of pregnancy and expulsion of an embryo or of a fetus that is incapable of survival.
b) Any of various procedures that result in such termination and expulsion. Also called induced abortion.
Induced abortion: #1 Abortion caused intentionally by the administration of drugs or by mechanical means.
#2 a deliberate termination of pregnancy
Pregnancy: the state of being pregnant; the period from conception to birth when a woman carries a developing fetus in her uterus
Foetus: In humans, the unborn young from the end of the eighth week after conception to the moment of birth, as distinguished from the earlier embryo.
Embryo: In humans, the prefetal product of conception from implantation through the eighth week of development.
Person: A living human. Often used in combination: chairperson; spokesperson; salesperson.
Conclusion:
ERGO: 5. To put a foetus or embryo to death is to kill him and commit homicide.
Thesis: To induce abortion is to commit homicide.Incidentally, what I posted here: speakout.com/forum_view.asp?Forum=Abortion&MID=34315&mMID=34315
Homicide: The killing of one person by another.
to Kill: To put to death.
Abortion:
a) Termination of pregnancy and expulsion of an embryo or of a fetus that is incapable of survival.
b) Any of various procedures that result in such termination and expulsion. Also called induced abortion.
Induced abortion: #1 Abortion caused intentionally by the administration of drugs or by mechanical means.
#2 a deliberate termination of pregnancy
Pregnancy: the state of being pregnant; the period from conception to birth when a woman carries a developing fetus in her uterus
Foetus: In humans, the unborn young from the end of the eighth week after conception to the moment of birth, as distinguished from the earlier embryo.
Embryo: In humans, the prefetal product of conception from implantation through the eighth week of development.
Person: A living human. Often used in combination: chairperson; spokesperson; salesperson.
Conclusion:
- A living human is a person.
- An embryo or a foetus is a human young.
- To terminate pregnancy is to terminate the life of the foetus by casting it away from the womb outside of which it is unable to survive
ERGO: 5. To put a foetus or embryo to death is to kill him and commit homicide.
Thesis: To induce abortion is to commit homicide.Incidentally, what I posted here: speakout.com/forum_view.asp?Forum=Abortion&MID=34315&mMID=34315