In Samkhya Yoga philosophy, a "life" comes into being, when a "Buddhi" - the repository of all of ones past karma - enters into a "can be life form": a mothers egg. These con-joined items, then become "one".
The question as I see it, then becomes at what moment in time, does this con-joinment occur?
Which raises the question of , when and if an unwanted pregnantcy should be terminated?
In yoga, the heart, its beating, signifies the presence of life. My contention thus becomes that an abortion could be sanctioned prior to any beat of the heart.
An M.D. responded, when I had asked him the question of "when does the heart first begin to beat during gestation"?: "it's difficult to determine".
The current scientific belief is that, its detection is not possible until after the 1st trimenster.
It is therefore my belief, that abortion should be sanctioned up to the end of the 1st trimester, but not afterwarads.
Agree, or disagree: substantiate the position you take
2007-11-25
04:35:29
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