[WikiEN-l] NPOV: Fetus personhood

Thu Jul 28 16:13:24 UTC 2005

>From: steve v <vertigosteve at yahoo.com>
>
>Now for a *real* NPOV tickler:
>Question: Is it POV to say that a fetus is a "human
>life," and by terminology, thus entitled to universal
>"human rights" and societal "personhood" status?

Of course it is.  Whether or not a fetus is "human", or at what point it 
becomes "human", is at the heart of the abortion debate.  Stating the 
anti-abortion/pro-life position as fact is the antithesis of NPOV.

Jay.