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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?
  
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 ===== 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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-"I talked to a young woman downtown who told me she had never thought about the issue of abortion before. I explained to her the human rights argument, and the logic of the prolife position, and she agreed that abortion was always wrong." -- Emily Roberts, CCBR Intern  + 
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 ==== Bridging the Gap: ==== ==== Bridging the Gap: ====
-When people bring up difficult 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?//+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://abortionincanada.ca/facts/why-women-choose-abortion/|very rare]], this question comes up frequently in discussions about abortion. When someone asks, "What about rape?", their first question is not, "Are the pre-born human?" They are wondering: are //you// human? Do you have compassion for a woman who has been violently assaulted? And so, when we are discussing abortion in the case of rape, it is crucial that we express compassion for those who have been a victim of such a horrible crime. 
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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, in a country where we don't even give the death penalty to the guilty rapist, how is it fair to give the death penalty to the innocent child**? Should we ever try to fix a human rights violation by committing another, or shouldn't we try to do our best to love them both?’ She thanked me for the enlightening conversation and left completely pro-life.”
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 By using common ground, analogies, and questions, you can "bridge the gap" to the question we want to highlight: are pre-born children human beings? By using common ground, analogies, and questions, you can "bridge the gap" to the question we want to highlight: are pre-born children human beings?
 The pro-life position is very simple: Human beings have human rights. Human rights should begin when a human being's life begins. And science tells us when a new human beings begins: at fertilization.   The pro-life position is very simple: Human beings have human rights. Human rights should begin when a human being's life begins. And science tells us when a new human beings begins: at fertilization.  
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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: Before, At, or After? ==== ==== Dialogue about Fertilization: Before, At, or After? ====
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 Besides referring to experts in embryology, we can also consider for ourselves the "options" for when human life begins. Does human life begin before fertilization, at fertilization, or some time after?   Besides referring to experts in embryology, we can also consider for ourselves the "options" for when human life begins. Does human life begin before fertilization, at fertilization, or some time after?  
  
-**Before Fertilization**:+**Before Fertilization**?
  
   * Before fertilization, we have sperm and eggs, i.e. gametes. Are sperm and egg equivalent to the embryo? Here's one way to think about it:   * Before fertilization, we have sperm and eggs, i.e. gametes. Are sperm and egg equivalent to the embryo? Here's one way to think about it:
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     * A gamete has 23 chromosomes, while a zygote has a complete set of DNA. A gamete stays a gamete until the transformation of fertilization. A zygote, in contrast, continues to grow older, into a blastocyst, an embryo, a fetus, a newborn, an infant, a toddler, etc. A gamete is a human part, while the embryo is a human whole. We know the difference between a human part and a human whole.     * A gamete has 23 chromosomes, while a zygote has a complete set of DNA. A gamete stays a gamete until the transformation of fertilization. A zygote, in contrast, continues to grow older, into a blastocyst, an embryo, a fetus, a newborn, an infant, a toddler, etc. A gamete is a human part, while the embryo is a human whole. We know the difference between a human part and a human whole.
  
-**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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 **"They're not persons."** **"They're not persons."**
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 Some lessons take the longest to learn. Shouldn't all human beings have human rights? Some lessons take the longest to learn. Shouldn't all human beings have human rights?
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