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A mind defines a person
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It is a mind (or perhaps a mind with certain properties) that defines a person.
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Abortion »
Abortion
Abortion☜A map exploring the issues arising in the abortion debate.☜F1CEB7
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Definition of Person »
Definition of Person
Definition of Person☜Central to the debate about abortion is the question of what defines a person. Often, the point of stasis in this debate involves the moment that a persons life begins and when their rights as such should be recognized by society.☜FFB597
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A mind defines a person
A mind defines a person☜It is a mind (or perhaps a mind with certain properties) that defines a person.☜59C6EF
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A person is defined by thoughts and feelings »
A person is defined by thoughts and feelings
A person is defined by thoughts and feelings☜A mind defines a person, and a mind is a stream of thoughts and feelings. A persons life therefore begins with the initial onset of thoughts and feelings, and ends with their final cessation.☜9FDEF6
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The ability to feel pain »
The ability to feel pain
The ability to feel pain☜☜9FDEF6
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Self awareness »
Self awareness
Self awareness☜☜9FDEF6
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Supporting examples »
Supporting examples
Supporting examples☜Conjoint or Siamese twins are considered 2 people, despite sharing 1 body, because there are 2 minds.A life is considered to end when someone is brain-dead, regardless of whether their body is still alive, whereas the loss of limbs, etc. does not change the essence of a person.☜98CE71
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Mind is not a requirement for personhood »
Mind is not a requirement for personhood
Mind is not a requirement for personhood☜U.S. courts have already held that children born with anencephalia are human beings / persons and are worthy of the equal protections of our laws. Despite the fact that they are born with only a brain stem and no cerebral cortex and despite the fact that they have no capacity for thoughts, feelings or self awareness. Also, recent fetal homicide laws which make it a crime of murder to kill a child in the womb during a criminal act do not require the victim to be able to think or feel pain. ☜EF597B
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Undermines the humanity of the mental disabled »
Undermines the humanity of the mental disabled
Undermines the humanity of the mental disabled☜☜EF597B
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The exact point is uncertain »
The exact point is uncertain
The exact point is uncertain☜The time restrictions on abortion have been changed before, when it was discovered that feeling developed earlier than previously thought.☜EF597B
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No single threshold for thought exists except at the very limits »
No single threshold for thought exists except at the very limits
No single threshold for thought exists except at the very limits☜Thought is a massively parallel distributed brain activity, not a single stream of consciousness, therefore no clear threshold for the onset and cessation of thought can be defined except at the very limits.☜EF597B
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