All of humanity will agree with it is better to kill an animal than a human (without getting into who the human is or how special the animal is to another human).Originally posted by J-hop
But what I'm saying is don't look at the argument at the surface level. Drill down and define why a fertilized egg has more right to life than a fully conscious cow. Figure out for yourself what exactly it is that defines the difference for you.
At the same time we would ALL be horrified if people were killing their newborn babies that they didn't want anymore. People would also likely be horrified if we rounded up everyone who was mentally handicapped, blind, deaf, deformed, autistic, allergic to peanuts, impoverished etc. and executed them under the belief that it would be better for them not to have to suffer with such an affliction for a lifetime.
So we are all of the belief that generally speaking human life is sacred while the lives of animals are not.
The difference lies in when is a human actually considered to be a human with a right to live and THIS SINGLE ISSUE is where this ENTIRE debate lies.
Some will believe at conception, some at the time of birth and some at X weeks prior to birth.
To debate anything else is pointless.