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Woman Posts Pic Of 6-Week-Old Embryo To Shame Pro-Choicers, One Of Them Responds With Scientific Facts On What Makes Us Human

Woman Posts Pic Of 6-Week-Old Embryo To Shame Pro-Choicers, One Of Them Responds With Scientific Facts On What Makes Us Human

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After the state of Alabama passed a bill recently effectively banning abortion, this raw and ongoing debate has once again come into sharp focus in American politics. If the bill becomes law it will be the most restrictive abortion law in the U.S, and make criminals of any doctor who performs the procedure, even in cases of incest and rape.

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    Conservative commentator Liz Wheeler, pictured above, is a strong proponent of the law and has made it a personal mission to “expose liberal hypocrisy” when it comes to abortion. She recently tweeted the image of a six-week-old embryo alongside the words “This is “two weeks late on your period.” Two weeks late has arms & legs forming, fingers & toes, & a heartbeat!”

    Wheeler’s tweet was in response to Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, who referred to another controversial case, Georgia’s “heartbeat bill,”  when saying that “6 weeks pregnant” could equal just “2 weeks late on your period.”

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    Wheeler clearly wanted to demonstrate the advanced development of the embryo, highlighting its already familiar human features to invoke a sense of ‘murder’ by terminating an embryo at this stage. Twitter user Emily M wasn’t having it, however, and replied with a reasoning more in line with accepted scientific findings.

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    Other people quickly joined in, giving their own opinions on this most controversial and divisive topic, one that has settled firmly along partisan lines. Sadly, it seems that much of the rational discussion has disappeared from this debate, with Republicans overwhelmingly anti-abortion and Democrats strongly pro-choice. The result is both sides shouting at each other, with little calm, evidence-based logic emerging. Because of the heavy involvement of religious belief, as well as the definition of ‘life’ and when it begins being so subjective, it is sure to remain this way for some time to come.

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    I'm a visual editor at Bored Panda. I kickstart my day with a mug of coffee bigger than my head, ready to tackle Photoshop. I navigate through the digital jungle with finesse, fueled by bamboo breaks and caffeine kicks. When the workday winds down, you might catch me devouring bamboo snacks while binging on the latest TV show, gaming or I could be out in nature, soaking up the tranquility and communing with my inner panda.

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    An Honest Merchant
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    5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I mean, by the logic of "They have the potential to become a human" masturbation and periods are mass murder since we're "murdering" hundreds of sperm and eggs

    Monday
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    5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Well periods aren't by choice exactly but yes "potential to become human" should not be something we focus on.

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    Juririn
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    5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    BP, I applaud you for bringing up these subjects that show how women's rights are being chipped away - right under our noses! - in even the what people were thinking to be well established democracies. It is scary to see and realise how fragile these rights are and how easily things can turn backwards, into the Middle Ages.

    JP
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    5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Emmy -- Oh yes, because Facebook is the be-all-end-all of factual news and articles! Because topics, political or otherwise, should only be discussed where YOU think they should, not in everyday life at anytime it is necessary. Because, our legislators and lawmakers only consult Facebook when deciding what they should vote on or should make into laws. SMH

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    Nora Fairgarden
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    5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    International Human Rights and articles within the Geneva Convention speak to body autonomy/integrity. No one person, army, state or government can torture, kill or experiment on any human being. Women lose body autonomy/integrity with these laws. It's unacceptable.

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    An Honest Merchant
    Community Member
    5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I mean, by the logic of "They have the potential to become a human" masturbation and periods are mass murder since we're "murdering" hundreds of sperm and eggs

    Monday
    Community Member
    5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Well periods aren't by choice exactly but yes "potential to become human" should not be something we focus on.

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    Juririn
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    5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    BP, I applaud you for bringing up these subjects that show how women's rights are being chipped away - right under our noses! - in even the what people were thinking to be well established democracies. It is scary to see and realise how fragile these rights are and how easily things can turn backwards, into the Middle Ages.

    JP
    Community Member
    5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Emmy -- Oh yes, because Facebook is the be-all-end-all of factual news and articles! Because topics, political or otherwise, should only be discussed where YOU think they should, not in everyday life at anytime it is necessary. Because, our legislators and lawmakers only consult Facebook when deciding what they should vote on or should make into laws. SMH

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    Nora Fairgarden
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    5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    International Human Rights and articles within the Geneva Convention speak to body autonomy/integrity. No one person, army, state or government can torture, kill or experiment on any human being. Women lose body autonomy/integrity with these laws. It's unacceptable.

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