Instigator / Pro
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1443
rating
11
debates
22.73%
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Topic
#1538

A fetus is not part of the mother’s body

Status
Finished

The debate is finished. The distribution of the voting points and the winner are presented below.

Winner & statistics
Better arguments
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12
Better sources
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8
Better legibility
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4
Better conduct
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4

After 4 votes and with 28 points ahead, the winner is...

RationalMadman
Parameters
Publication date
Last updated date
Type
Standard
Number of rounds
4
Time for argument
Two days
Max argument characters
10,000
Voting period
Two weeks
Point system
Multiple criterions
Voting system
Open
Contender / Con
28
1687
rating
555
debates
68.11%
won
Description

A fetus is not part of the mother’s body.
1. In 49% of cases (boy), how can it be part of her body if it is a different sex.
2. How can it be part of her if it has a different blood type, DNA, and genetic makeup.
3. Do pregnant women now have 4 hands and feet, 20 fingers and toes, and male genitalia (if it’s a boy).
4. If the baby is inside you doesn’t mean it’s part of you. If your in a car does it mean you are part of your car.

I really liked the contenders opening statement

"I will not spell it "fetus" just to please americans."

Oi spell it however you want, just chill with that shade.

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@bmdrocks21

That's a fair point.

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@crossed

Thank you, sir! I thought of that argument after pondering on the "my body, my choice" argument.

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@bmdrocks21

You make an excellent point. Are twin babies the same person. Absolutely not

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@sigmaphil

Meh, yes and no. They are connected. I wouldn't say that conjoined twins are one person, would you?

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@RationalMadman
@AKmath

I'm about as Pro-Life as you can be and even I would concede that the fetus is part of the mother's body. I think Pro will have an uphill battle on this one. I think I'll grab some popcorn.

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@AKmath

If that is the new social edict.

Then perhaps it's now time for the state to take complete control over population management.

Enforced egg and sperm harvesting and subsequent sterilization programmes.

Factory farming and isolated mono-programming.

Though, who is in control and therefore who decides the programme?