Quote (duffman316 @ Apr 3 2018 09:48am)
Fetuses are not persons, this isn't a simple disagreement over definition, this is about adhering to the legal definitions of personhood which hasn't been officially granted to the unborn. They may be considered persons some day but they are not right now.
You are wrong.
yes. it is.
Legal definitions aren't binding in study methdology. Good methodology and legal definitions often go hand in hand, but that's because legal scrutiny often creates the most objective definitions. That relationship shouldn't be confused however. When someone uses a subjective term and bases their study on it to try and create an objective fact the issue is the definition and the effect that has on the methodology.
By your logic i could change a legal definition for just about anything and the research community would then be bound to follow suit. It's not dissimilar to the Jordan Peterson situation in academia, or Bret Weinstein.