Hey guys, while I'm taking some time off, I thought you might enjoy this abortion debate I took part in about 10 years ago.

I don't even think the atheist channel it was hosted on exists anymore, but I found this in my archives, and I hope you find the discussion edifying.

So check it out, and God bless.

Johnny, you are welcome to go ahead and go first.

And I will start that timer if you are ready to go.

Let's make it happen. Thanks Chris.

Thank you so much for organizing this debate, Chris.

Thank you for doing the welcoming and the intro and all that kind of stuff and putting this together.

Thank you, Trent, for joining in and allowing me to share kind of a digital stage with you.

I appreciate that.

It's a very exciting opportunity. This is a very interesting topic. It's a very challenging topic.

I think it's not one of those things that we take very lightly. There's a lot of research and a lot of information out there,

and I definitely recommend everybody look into all those kinds of things before making any sort of decision on this.

But from my understanding, pro-lifers are pro-life because they believe that every human being,

no matter their race, age, sex, religion, sexual orientation, or their functional abilities,

has equal basic rights. Principle amongst these is the right to live. Right to life

acts as some sort of a trump card in ace of spades against all other rights. While I reluctantly

accept the concept of right to life and some of the complications that it carries with it,

I personally have difficulty drawing the line on what qualifies as human.

But more importantly, what qualifies a human for the right to life?

Pro-lifers typically operate under the blanket understanding that human DNA is the only qualification,

and so it would necessarily follow that a fetus would be protected under this

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