{"id":2332,"date":"2019-01-05T07:00:09","date_gmt":"2019-01-05T12:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/admin.patheos.com\/blogs\/hedgerow\/?p=2332"},"modified":"2020-02-22T15:25:23","modified_gmt":"2020-02-22T20:25:23","slug":"is-a-fetus-an-elephant-a-clump-of-cells-just-nothing-and-not-human-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/hedgerow\/2019\/01\/is-a-fetus-an-elephant-a-clump-of-cells-just-nothing-and-not-human-video\/","title":{"rendered":"Is a fetus an elephant? A clump of cells? Just nothing and not human? [video]"},"content":{"rendered":"<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><head><meta http-equiv=\"content-type\" content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\"><meta http-equiv=\"content-type\" content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\"><\/head><body><p>If a fetus is just a clump of cells why would there be a need to destroy it? There are numerous clumps of cells in the human body.<\/p>\n<p>But then, of course, if the clumps of cells aren\u2019t human, meaning they are not protected by the U.S. Constitution, then what are they? Are they elephant cells? Seeds? A precursor to an insect?<\/p>\n<p>The rationale people use to destroy human life is actually quite irrational. Ben Shapiro, a conservative commentator, explains why a pre-born baby is actually a human being and not a clump of meaningless cells.<\/p>\n<p>One would think this would be obvious. Unfortunately, it is an explanation that needs repeating, even at its most basic level.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">MUST WATCH: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/benshapiro?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">@BenShapiro<\/a> decimates the idea that the preborn are just \"clumps of cells\" | <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/realDailyWire?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">@realDailyWire<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/JU6USwkmKO\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/JU6USwkmKO<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Live Action (@LiveAction) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LiveAction\/status\/1080880977369620480?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">January 3, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If a fetus is just a clump of cells why would there be a need to destroy it? 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