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====== PBA100Y: The Human Rights Case Against Abortion ====== | ====== PBA100Y: The Human Rights Case Against Abortion ====== | ||
+ | FIXME HR / my body/choice preamble, but then circumstances > HR > science > personhood > autonomy traditional ordering? | ||
- | FIXME Work on the formatting | + | FIXME Work on the order - circumstances / bodily autonomy / science / personhood. Starts and ends with HRA + AVP, always circling back to those. |
===== Starting the Conversation on Abortion: Do You Believe in Human Rights? ===== | ===== Starting the Conversation on Abortion: Do You Believe in Human Rights? ===== | ||
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- | "A man said he had no opinion on abortion and after the human rights argument he agreed there is no situation in which abortion is okay. He said he was 100% pro-life." | + | FIXME HR argument |
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==== Bridging the Gap: ==== | ==== Bridging the Gap: ==== | ||
- | When people bring up difficult | + | When people bring up bodily autonomy or difficult circumstances to justify abortion, there are **three steps** to use in order to bridge to the central question of the abortion debate: //who are the pre-born?// |
- Find **common ground**. | - Find **common ground**. | ||
- People on both sides of the abortion debate can agree that human beings should have choices, especially regarding their own bodies; and we can agree that a crisis pregnancy is just that--a crisis. The challenges can be intense. | - People on both sides of the abortion debate can agree that human beings should have choices, especially regarding their own bodies; and we can agree that a crisis pregnancy is just that--a crisis. The challenges can be intense. | ||
- | - You can find common ground with the person by agreeing with them that the circumstances they have brought up are very difficult, and it is important to support pregnant women facing those challenges. | ||
- This step is crucial in building a connection with the person you are talking to, a way of letting the other person know that you are here to listen to their concerns. | - This step is crucial in building a connection with the person you are talking to, a way of letting the other person know that you are here to listen to their concerns. | ||
- Use an **analogy** with a born human being. | - Use an **analogy** with a born human being. | ||
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+ | **What about rape? | ||
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+ | * Although abortions from pregnancy caused by sexual assault are [[http:// | ||
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+ | “After discussing the humanity and human rights of the pre-born, the woman looked at me and said, ‘What about those girls who have been raped? Should we force them to have the kid of their rapist?’ We both agreed that no woman should have to experience something as horrible as sexual assault, and that we must do everything we can for the victims that do. I said, ‘I believe that we as a society need to surround that women with care, love, and support to help her work through that traumatic experience. And I believe that rapists should be thrown in jail and punished to the extent of the law.’ I then said, ‘**However, | ||
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+ | FIXME testimony video re: sexual assault (Kim) | ||
By using common ground, analogies, and questions, you can " | By using common ground, analogies, and questions, you can " | ||
The pro-life position is very simple: Human beings have human rights. Human rights should begin when a human being' | The pro-life position is very simple: Human beings have human rights. Human rights should begin when a human being' | ||
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===== The Science of When Life Begins: Do Humans Reproduce Other Living Humans? ===== | ===== The Science of When Life Begins: Do Humans Reproduce Other Living Humans? ===== | ||
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==== Dialogue about Fertilization: | ==== Dialogue about Fertilization: | ||
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Besides referring to experts in embryology, we can also consider for ourselves the " | Besides referring to experts in embryology, we can also consider for ourselves the " | ||
- | **Before Fertilization**: | + | **Before Fertilization**? |
* Before fertilization, | * Before fertilization, | ||
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* A gamete has 23 chromosomes, | * A gamete has 23 chromosomes, | ||
- | **After Fertilization** | + | **After Fertilization**? |
* Now let's entertain the possibility that human life begins some time //after// fertilization. | * Now let's entertain the possibility that human life begins some time //after// fertilization. | ||
* Imagine you see a 2-year-old girl walking down the street, and you had never seen her before. Would you assume that her life began at that moment? Of course not! We know that 2 years earlier, she was born. | * Imagine you see a 2-year-old girl walking down the street, and you had never seen her before. Would you assume that her life began at that moment? Of course not! We know that 2 years earlier, she was born. | ||
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- | FIXME polaroid analogy here? Or put that in embryology? Don't want excessive content | ||
===== Personhood: Do All Humans Have Human Rights? ===== | ===== Personhood: Do All Humans Have Human Rights? ===== | ||
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Some lessons take the longest to learn. Shouldn' | Some lessons take the longest to learn. Shouldn' | ||
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