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Ayn Rand: Conservatives' Abortion-Rights, Anti-Religion Inspiration (npr.org)
2 points via Joshua Zader 6 months ago 2 comments
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Don't be mean. Don't be stupid. Be polite toward those with whom you disagree.

John Laing   1 points   6 months ago   link   reply  
While I agree with what Rand says about abortion. why, in Rand's thinking, does life begin at birth and not at conception?

That moment, when two separate DNA chains merge and the egg, no longer purely the flesh of the mother, becomes an embryo, seems just as logical as the moment of live birth.

Joshua Zader   1 points   6 months ago   link   reply  
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John, where does Rand say "life" begins at birth? I think you will search in vain for a sentence by her that matches that statement. She says rights begin at birth and she says personhood begins at birth. To my knowledge, she does not say that life begins at birth.
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