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by esarbe 1479 days ago
>> Embryos are without a question human. [...] The question is whether they are persons.

> The question is not are embryos human, the question is whether they are independent human life with their own rights.

I think we are pretty much in agreement what the contention is about.

> [..] the argument isn't in itself polemic.

The argument itself is not polemic. No argument in itself is polemic. Polemic is defined in the language used. I'm objecting the language in which the argument is phrased;

To quote the post I originally answered to:

> "Embryo selection"—is that a euphemism for "murdering any unborn child [...]

The phrasing is polemic for reasons I pointed out before.