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At the chemical level, human beings just aren’t all that different from pumpkins or any other life forms.
The Facts of Life: Science and the Abortion Controversy (1992)
All forms of life are related to each other, and the basic mechanisms that drive all of them are the same.
The Facts of Life: Science and the Abortion Controversy (1992)
This type of answer is profoundly unsatisfying, but it’s about all you can expect if you ask the wrong question.
The Facts of Life: Science and the Abortion Controversy (1992)
The fact that both you and the amoeba use these universal molecules in your energy metabolism is as striking an example of the relatedness of life as can be found.
The Facts of Life: Science and the Abortion Controversy (1992)
It is clearly in the best interests of everyone involved that these decisions be made with a maximum of compassion, a minimum of bureaucratic intervention, and the absence of attorneys.
The Facts of Life: Science and the Abortion Controversy (1992)
Because of the importance of the Judeo-Christian tradition in America, it is important to understand abortion as dealt with in the Old Testament. The most significant fact is that it is never mentioned.
The Facts of Life: Science and the Abortion Controversy (1992)
While no one is going to make a decision on abortion purely on scientific grounds, we feel that everyone, at the very least, ought to get the facts straight.
The Facts of Life: Science and the Abortion Controversy (1992)
Decisions cannot be made on purely scientific grounds. We can, however, use scientific information to guide our moral and political judgments. No matter which side of the debate we take in any public dispute, we should, at a minimum, get the facts straight and understand the scientific dimensions of the problem.
The Facts of Life: Science and the Abortion Controversy (1992)