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Re:Paralyzed man regains use of arms and hands after experim... by ghurtado on Friday January 27, 2017 @10:18AM (#13500243)
> Well, a zygote is a developing human being while a placenta is clearly not.

In that case, pro-lifers should have no issues with a pregnant woman asking her doctor to remove her placenta - as long as they don't touch the zygote.

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Re:Paralyzed man regains use of arms and hands after experim... by ferongr on Friday January 27, 2017 @10:36AM (#13500367)
Wouldn't that equate to imprisoning someone but not providing them with food?
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Re:Paralyzed man regains use of arms and hands after experim... by komali2 on Monday January 30, 2017 @05:41PM (#13525782)
Or the equivalent of removing life support and having them die slowly and painfully, rather than simply administering an overdose of morphine. I do like that the issues blend at this point, though - removing the placenta is something I haven't considered. It would be legal because you can legally take someone off life support.
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Re:Paralyzed man regains use of arms and hands after experim... by Arizhel on Friday January 27, 2017 @11:25AM (#13500673)
It seems to equate to imprisoning someone in the house of a very poor person who can only afford to feed themselves, and requiring that poor person to provide the prisoner with food, and then punishing the poor person when they refuse.
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Re:Paralyzed man regains use of arms and hands after experim... by spacemanmatt on Sunday January 29, 2017 @12:16PM (#13515184)
Do you prefer to force the mother to feed and host a parasitic child against her will? That's pretty uh...totalitarian.
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