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JoshBrahm's Debates
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We Can Be Reasonably Confident that Abortion Entails the Killing of a Human Being
Last week Rasputin challenged me to this debate but I was too busy, so he graciously invited me to challenge him back when the business died down a little.
Human Life Begins at Fertilization
There are still some who believe at least one of the statements I've just made are false. I welcome anybody who feels that way to debate the issue with me.
While there's much more to the abo...
Abortion Is Prima Facie Morally Wrong
Allow me to begin by saying how pleased I am to be debating Josh Brahm. I'm sure that many of you will never get to read a more powerful case for the pro-life position than the case you will read in the course of this debate. And I only hope that I can do as well while I proceed to defend the pro-choice position. In this debate I'm going to argue that abortion is not morally reprehensible and should not be illegal, given the actual qualities that a human fetus possesses. Unlike a person, a f...
Does Abortion Kill a Human Being?
I believe abortion kills a human being.
We know the unborn is biologically a member of the human species, because she comes from human parents. Her DNA could also be tested in utero, and we would always find that she has human DNA.
Most pro-abortion-choice people, however, agree with the above statement. Their issue is usually the question of whether the human entity killed is a "person," or a member of our species that has basic rights. The pro-choice ad...