tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3829599.post115014639303258199..comments2024-01-28T00:20:40.933-08:00Comments on Agoraphilia: Fetal Personhood by Backward InductionUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3829599.post-1150423789278082592006-06-15T19:09:00.000-07:002006-06-15T19:09:00.000-07:00Serge -- true, those are difficulties with JJT's a...Serge -- true, those are difficulties with JJT's approach, which are part of the reason I said (at the end of the post) that I didn't entirely endorse her position. <A HREF="http://agoraphilia.blogspot.com/2005/03/every-abortion-analogy-fails.html" REL="nofollow">All abortion analogies fail</A>!<BR/><BR/>However, in answer to your question, "Is there any precedent in law that would allow one to kill a human person but would not allow one to harm the same?", I think the answer is YES. If someone invaded my home, I could repel him using deadly force, or I could detain him until the authorities arrived, but I could not torture him in the meantime.Glen Whitmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01425907466575991113noreply@blogger.com