From: atropos@mac.com   
      
   On Feb 15, 2026 at 3:17:43 PM PST, "shawn"    
   wrote:   
      
   > On Sun, 15 Feb 2026 21:13:08 -0000 (UTC), "Adam H. Kerman"   
   >  wrote:   
   >   
   >> Rhino  wrote:   
   >>> On 2026-02-15 2:38 a.m., Adam H. Kerman wrote:   
   >>   
   >>>> People who push for this are either religious themselves or are trying   
   >>>> to score points with those who are religious. I'm calling a spade a   
   >>>> spade.   
   >>   
   >>> I'm not religious and I don't give a crap about trying to curry favour   
   >>> with the religious types. I simply think that life begins at conception.   
   >>   
   >> I'm not ascribing bad political motive to you personally. In America,   
   >> your beliefs are protected by the free exercise clause regardless of how   
   >> religious you claim to be.   
   >   
   > I fully agree life begins at conception. Nah, life begins when the   
   > eggs and sperm first come to life. That said, just because those bits   
   > are alive doesn't make them human. They certainly aren't viable   
   > outside their protective environment at that point.   
      
   Neither is a quadriplegic.   
      
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