Frozen embryos are people

[Jazzy]

Statement: Frozen embryos are people and you can be held legally responsible if you destroy them, according to the Alabama Supreme Court.

Debate Question: Do you agree or disagree frozen embryos are people and why?

 

[tango]

I'm honestly not sure where I stand on the issue of exactly when life begins. I'm not sure I fully agree with the idea that it begins at conception but am equally unhappy at the idea it doesn't begin until birth.

Logically if you believe that life begins at conception then you must accept that frozen embryos are people. If you don't believe that life begins at conception then an embryo isn't necessarily a person.

If an embryo is a person then abortion is, by definition, homicide. I didn't use the word murder simply because if we want to get into legal technicalities terminating something like an ectopic pregnancy could be seen as an act of self-defense.

I fear we're going to see a few rulings along these lines that create an endless stream of problems based on the concept that one size doesn't necessarily fit all circumstances.

 

[Josiah]

I agree.


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[Forgiven1]

I agree that the frozen embryos are human.

Did you know that these days, people will put their frozen embryos up for adoption?

I know of a person who did this. It is another way for people to approach infertility.