09-29-2015, 07:58 PM
(09-29-2015, 06:57 PM)Brownshoe Wrote: It's funny that under the law one becomes an individual based on the medical technology that we have at the time. Why would something be based off of medical technology when that technology improves constantly? Wouldn't that be unfair for people who weren't considered individuals because their life began before certain scientific discoveries?
The law may change with advancements in technology. But courts have to deal with reality, not philosophy. And right now in the world of reality a fetus is not an individual because it is impossible for it to survive outside the womb until the third trimester.
