But when the practical implication of that is recognized - that under that rubric a four cell embryo is EXACTLY as much as a person as a ten year old girl, with all of the same rights, it's obvious that nobody REALLY believes that (and it's a position that is utterly unsellable to the electorate.)
I'll give you an even easier thought experiment - there's a box of 10,000 frozen embryos in front of you, and a 10 year old girl. If you don't choose which one lives, ALL are killed. If you choose, either the box of embryos, or the girl is shot with a 12-guage shotgun.
You're choosing to save the 10,000 embryos? Seriously?
Interesting example!
But this is simply an unsolvable problem. Those who feel an embryo are exactly equal to a grown person feel very passonate about that position. There’s no changing of minds on any side. I accept that. As long as our representatives protect us from ourselves...