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Abortion Challenge: This Is Not a Person
An acorn is not an oak tree. A chicken egg is not a chicken. Silk is not a dress. A fertilized egg is not a person. Alan responds to this challenge offered by some abortion-choice advocates.
Is A Human Embryo Without an Active Brain Alive?
Alan responds to the challenge that a human embryo without a brain is not alive and, consequently, can be be killed. Alan answers this week's challenge.
Are Early Human Embryos Individuals?
Alan Shlemon responds to the challenge that since human embryos can twin and then even recombine to form one, individual human life can't be determined until after this period.
Challenge: Abortion Is Permissible - Nobody Has the Right to Use My Body
Does a woman's right to her own body trump the right to life of the unborn? This argument often expresses itself as the "violinist" argument. Alan responds to this week's challenge by explaining the problem with the "violinist" argument and its defense for abortion.
Is the Unborn a Human Person?
Greg answers the question, "Is the unborn a human person?"