Post by Daniel on May 26, 2015 9:14:52 GMT -5
1/3 of Americans Say Animals Deserve the Same Rights as People, While Unborn Babies Have No Rights
Life News
Steven Ertelt
May 25, 2015
Bioethics watchdog Wesley Smith noticed a recent polling question from Gallup noting that one-third of all Americans think animals should have the same rights as human beings. This comes at the same time that 34% of Americans think unborn babies should have no rights at all.
I hope these people didn’t think the question through.
Gallup reports that a worrying 32% of respondents believe animals should have “the same rights as people.”
Good grief. That would mean no ownership of animals. After all, people have the right not to be owned.
It would also mean no eating meat, animal experimentation to achieve medical and scientific advances, or perhaps even the ownership of pets–unless one had to obtain a guardianship for dogs, cats, fish, and birds as they often do for a dependent human.
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www.lifenews.com/2015/05/25/13-of-americans-say-animals-deserve-the-same-rights-as-people-while-unborn-babies-have-no-rights/
Life News
Steven Ertelt
May 25, 2015
Bioethics watchdog Wesley Smith noticed a recent polling question from Gallup noting that one-third of all Americans think animals should have the same rights as human beings. This comes at the same time that 34% of Americans think unborn babies should have no rights at all.
I hope these people didn’t think the question through.
Gallup reports that a worrying 32% of respondents believe animals should have “the same rights as people.”
Good grief. That would mean no ownership of animals. After all, people have the right not to be owned.
It would also mean no eating meat, animal experimentation to achieve medical and scientific advances, or perhaps even the ownership of pets–unless one had to obtain a guardianship for dogs, cats, fish, and birds as they often do for a dependent human.
continue reading
www.lifenews.com/2015/05/25/13-of-americans-say-animals-deserve-the-same-rights-as-people-while-unborn-babies-have-no-rights/
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