If Abortion = Murder, then Masturbation = Genocide and B***jobs = Cannibalism

Rebuttals "Well thats just your opinion now isnt it? Corporations and businesses are given human rights sine they are classified as people, and if businesses are considered people/human then I think that human cells should also be considered people/human since apparently the bar to be classified as a person s pretty low. " The claim in this debate is: if abortion is murder, then masturbation is genocide and blowjobs are cannibalism. The fact that my idea of personhood is just an opinion is irrelevant, as it still shows that there is a way that abortion could be considered murder, but masturbation and blowjobs wouldn't. If there is one instance where these two ideas of murder don't necessarily correlate, then pro's claim fails. You may very well think that human cells should be considered people, and that's perfectly fine. Under your idea of personhood, it is true that both abortion and masturbation/blowjobs are murder. But, this isn't the only idea of personhood. Under my idea of personhood, abortion would be considered murder but masturbation/blowjobs aren't. This shows that there is an instance where pro's claim isn't true. "A person is one that is recognized by law as the subject of rights and duties, and fetuses at all stages are the subject of rights and duties in numerous states. and we're talking about whether or not sperm and eggs are human, not just people. " Fetuses having personhood in numerous states is irrelevant to the claim. The claim calls for there to be no instance where killing a fetus is murder, but killing sperm cells isn't. I have demonstrated that there is a marker where this is entirely possible and even reasonable. I also disagree that we are talking about whether or not eggs and sperm are human, since murder applies to persons. If all things human were considered persons, then it would be different. For example, destroying the DNA in a single human cell is legal, despite it being human. "Because being brain dead doesnt necessarily imply that someone is dead, there are brain dead pundits on fox news/msnbc (whichever one you hate more) all the time, and they are still considered to be alive!" Jokes aside, brain death is still how we determine whether someone is alive or not. "All fifty states and the District of Columbia have adopted the Uniform Determination of Death Act (UDDA). The UDDA also recognizes whole-brain death -- irreversible cessation of all functions of the entire brain -- as a legal standard of death. A person can be legally dead even if her cardiopulmonary system continues to function. If a patient's entire brain is nonfunctioning, so that breathing and heartbeat are maintained only by artificial means, that patient meets the whole-brain standard of death."(1) Conclusion Because pro has not demonstrated that, if abortion is murder, then masturbation is genocide and blowjobs are cannibalism, the resolution is not affirmed. There are instances where abortion could be considered murder, and masturbation/blowjobs are not. This includes the method of determining personhood that I advocate. If brain activity is the requirement for personhood, then abortion is murder, but masturbation and blowjobs aren't. Vote Con. Source: 1. http://definitions.uslegal.com...