Personhood

[asterroc]

As if there weren't enough silly people going about thinking that their babies fetuses were full-fledged humans, there's now count-down tickers you can put on your blog that count how "old" it is and in what stage of development. You'd think that a ticker with milemarkers such as "my spine is growing," "my lungs are mature," and "my brain is growing fast," would not convince people of the humanity of feti, but ...

Our hand-drawn pregnancy tickers are ideal for modern parents to share the progress of their pregnancy.

Comments

[zandperl.livejournal.com]

Hm. Thought-provoking comments.

I think the reason I want to dehumanize fetuses is partially to get others to support my political view, and partially to justify my own opinions. I do feel it's morally better to be an organic, locally-grown, vegan, but I don't feel so strongly enough to become one myself. But I am slowly introducing small modifications to my shopping habits that make a difference in the long run, such as I only buy organic or free range eggs except when I need to make hardboiled eggs (the shells are too tough to peel well from the healthy birds). I've been consistently buying orgnaic baby carrots for a year now, and just the last time I bought apple cider I compared two brands and picked the closer address (Maine, unfortunately).

It's easier for me to do things I find wrong if I can justify them somehow, or ignore the parts that I find wrong. While eating shrimp I try not to think of how many lives I took. I don't even know the ecological dangers of shrimp farming and I am resisting Wikipedia-ing them. I cannot pick a live lobster, but I'll eat one cooked if I didn't see the tanks on my way in to the restuarant. :-P