[Magdalen] pondering politics

[James Handsfield]

Boy babies do not become a person until their bris on the eighth day of life.  Not sure the standard for girls.

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Jim Handsfield
jhandsfield at att.net

> On Jul 10, 2016, at 4:25 PM, Jay Weigel <jay.weigel at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> ​I tend to go along with the ancient Jew​ish belief about life, that it
> begins when a person takes their first breath and stops when they take
> their last. As a medical person, I know there are some interventions that
> support and extend life, and those can complicate the issue, because I also
> believe in brain death. However, it should be noted that a person who is
> brain dead will not likely breathe on their own once artificial supports
> are removed.