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Old 03-31-2005, 12:44 PM   #15
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Quote: (Originally Posted by aussiecreeder) Are we no longer human when we can't do things for ourselves? If so when does a baby become human? Human babies are COMPLETELY defenceless for at least the first year of their lives if not longer.

I don't think you can compare the two because although a baby is defenseless in their beginning, they are also developing. Someone in a persistant vegetative state is not developing...
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