Facebook removed a fact-check on anti-abortion video after Ted Cruz complained

Re:Facebook removed a fact-check on anti-abortion video afte... by bdamm on Friday September 13, 2019 @04:13PM (#20966020)

Unborn babies are always biologically distinguishable from babies that are already born. Unborn babies haven't yet taken a breath, have not been exposed to light, and still gather nutrients from the placenta. Inflation of the lungs happens immediately after birth, among a cascade of other events that happen quickly following birth, clearly distinguishing an unborn baby from a born baby.

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Re:Facebook removed a fact-check on anti-abortion video afte... by tathougies on Friday September 13, 2019 @05:08PM (#20966578)

> Inflation of the lungs happens immediately after birth, among a cascade of other events that happen quickly following birth, clearly distinguishing an unborn baby from a born baby.

But like literally none of this happens in the case of premature enough babies who often need intubation, and yet who -- if intentionally killed -- would trigger a murder investigation

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Re:Facebook removed a fact-check on anti-abortion video afte... by hnbroseph on Friday September 13, 2019 @04:54PM (#20966432)

i feel like this may be equivocating on "biologically distinguishable", particularly given the chosen examples.

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Re:Facebook removed a fact-check on anti-abortion video afte... by rand4321 on Friday September 13, 2019 @05:13PM (#20966643)

So we can freely kill people who haven't seen light?

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