This week, laws making abortions more difficult to get in various ways went into effect in Missouri. Among the laws was one of the personhood statements that defines life thusly:
"The life of each human being begins at conception. Abortion will terminate the life of a separate, unique, living human being." This statement will be prominently featured on state mandated literature doctors are now required to distribute to women considering abortions – regardless of the doctor, patient, or medical organization's philosophy or beliefs.
This idea has always struck me as especially odd. The life is not at all separate. It's completely entwined with the mother. If it weren't, abortion wouldn't be a problem at all. But then, I've never heard these debates center on logic before.
-- Monica Potts
