The Abortion debate : Philosophy vs Science.

I guess if you're going to say something controversial you might as well go all in and talk about something relevant.

Abortion isn't a scientific issue. It's informed by science but it falls apart when scientism is brought into it.

Really, yes, a fetus is alive and human from the beginning. The discussion isn't about when the fetus is alive and human. If it were, the science without make heartbeat bills look ultra liberal presuming that we're all agreeing that is wrong to kill another human being outside of self-defense.

I'm not taking a conservative, anti-abortion stance with this observation. There have been ultra-pro-abortion arguments that argue for "after birth abortion." That's not based on science. It's based on philosophy concerning the boundaries of personhood.

This is a question of philosophy. Science can only get us so far and, for a lot of people, science is going to get you to a place where you don't wanna go.

This is precisely where we have to draw a line in the sand and allow philosophy to take over for science.