Abortion

-Being capable of rational thought

-Having a form of consciousness allowing them to experience pain or pleasure 

-Self awareness

-Human genetic makeup

-Surviving independently as a human

Distinguishes humans from animals or human tissue

A newborn as potential to develop to this stage

Discludes severly handicapped adults

Includes newborns, well developed foetuses and severly handicapped adults

However it also includes animals

The induviudal has an awareness that they are a part of society, they have a sense of indentity

Discludes babies and serverly handicapped adults

Includes human tissue

Many people survive due to kindney dialysis, lung support, ect ect

Does not include babies or handicapped adults

Human life is worthy of special respect

Used by many religious believers regarding human life

Meaning that life is God given therefore making it of special value and worthy of the highest repect

Therefore it must be preserved and never destroyed

Genesis 1:27 'God created human beings making them to be like himself'

Job 1:21 'I was born with nothing and I will die with nothing. The Lord gave and the Lord has taken away'

10 Commandments - You must not kill

Exceptions are made in war, capital punishment

Respect can equal dying with dignity

Singer is a modern philosopher that suggests that it would be more helpful to focues on the quality not the scantity of life

Personhood

Scantity of Life

Quality vs Scantity