N.J. High Court: Doctors Need Not Tell Pregnant Patients 'Abortion Kills'

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Tue Sep 25, 2007 2:37 pm Agree: 1   Disagree: 1

I don't see how you can accurately represent the views of women across the state, but even if you did, this is a Republic, and the majority was NOT intended to rule the minority whatever the case be. That aside, the language in these kinds of cases is misleading at least, downright erroneous at worst. I must note that a human being is not necessarily a person. Whether it be patients in a consistent vegetative state, anencephalic babies, or an unborn fetus. A person must by definition possess self-consciousness and decision-making abilities. That's not to say the door is automatically open to do anything with the human in question and morality can be automatically tossed out the window, but I think in these kinds of controversial cases it is imperative to get our terminology correct.