Re:2014 Gates Annual Letter: Myths that block progress for t...
by sdegutis on Wednesday January 22, 2014 @02:58PM
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It's true that advancements in science have led to a more fuller understanding of when a human life begins. But that doesn't mean there was ever a change in the doctrine that human life cannot be aborted during pregnancy. They're unrelated concepts.
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Re:2014 Gates Annual Letter: Myths that block progress for t...
by dragonwriter on Wednesday January 22, 2014 @03:17PM
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> It's true that advancements in science have led to a more fuller understanding of when a human life begins. But that doesn't mean there was ever a change in the doctrine that human life cannot be aborted during pregnancy.
Early forms of the "understanding of when human life begins" were themselves understood at the time as doctrines (and in some cases were doctrine proclaimed by Ecumenical Councils, such as that of the Council of Vienne in 1312.)