I see, so you're saying (in answer to rif's question of why you _feel_ there should be a bright sharp line between person and un-person at the moment of birth) if because legally that's the way it is.
I wasn't actually debating the legal issue, though I do think that things are complicated enough that boiling it down do a bright line and a one sentence slogan misses a lot of important stuff.
As to what degree of self-determination *does* a person have over their own body, my guess is that legally the answer is currently quite a lot, but less than 100%. (Though I think Cael was pondering replacing "does" with "should.")
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Date: 2011-09-29 02:07 pm (UTC)I wasn't actually debating the legal issue, though I do think that things are complicated enough that boiling it down do a bright line and a one sentence slogan misses a lot of important stuff.
As to what degree of self-determination *does* a person have over their own body, my guess is that legally the answer is currently quite a lot, but less than 100%. (Though I think Cael was pondering replacing "does" with "should.")