tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1442827238174603755.post1008187890827519960..comments2023-09-11T08:30:08.843-07:00Comments on Life Training Institute Blog: Hadley Arkes on the Problem of Personhood Language [Scott]SKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01905606527143286458noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1442827238174603755.post-104661115790295882011-11-11T07:39:01.131-08:002011-11-11T07:39:01.131-08:00So, instead of including in a preamble the biologi...So, instead of including in a preamble the biological facts about the beginning of life, we could just include elements of the philosophical case.<br /><br />We the people of Colorado recognizing that human rights are inseparable from human beings; that human rights are not based on size, level of development, location or degree of dependency; that human rights do not change over the course of human development or decline, we declare:<br /><br />Regarding the right to life, the term "person" applies to all human beings at any stage of development.<br /><br />I'd love to get LTI's imput and suggestions.Drewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03178352431939269649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1442827238174603755.post-39575503778366545892011-11-11T07:25:44.891-08:002011-11-11T07:25:44.891-08:00I've given this some further thought and i don...I've given this some further thought and i don't think we need to define when human life begins. Our opponents do it for us. Here was the language from 2010:<br /><br />...the term ‘person’ shall apply to every human being from the beginning of the biological development of that human being.<br /><br />The pro-aborts kept saying (repeatedly, ad nauseum) that we were trying to give rights to "fertilized eggs". Of course, the language is very specific that it only applies to "human beings". It is nice to have pro-aborts public admitting that each human being begins her life at fertilization.<br /><br />It was great, in a debate, to say "but wait a second, this amendment only applies to human beings."<br /><br />I don't think we really need to worry about how judges might distort the amendment because we all know the likelihood of getting before a judge is nil.Drewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03178352431939269649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1442827238174603755.post-61919958076374148492011-11-10T12:10:37.393-08:002011-11-10T12:10:37.393-08:00This is an appropriate topic because we're cur...This is an appropriate topic because we're currently hashing out new language for Colorado.<br /><br />We've been thinking that simplicity makes an amendment easier to sell to the public. That's why we've gone with something short and sweet.<br /><br />But i think Arkes may be on to something especially considering the chances of passing a personhood amendment in CO.Drewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03178352431939269649noreply@blogger.com