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thaumasiotes on Feb 9, 2014 | parent | context | favorite | on: That “distressed baby" Tim Armstrong blamed for be...

> This is a human being we are talking about. A child.

This glob we're talking about has less in common with a (prototypical) human being than does a 29-week fetus still implanted in the womb. You're taking a strong stand here in the abortion debate; is that intentional?

nairteashop on Feb 9, 2014 [–]

No, I'm very pro-choice. But a 1 lb baby is still a baby. If we were talking about an actual clump of cells, I'd have agreed with you.

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