[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] Owl of Wisdom [quote][b]Posted by:[/b] Gulltralisk [quote][b]Posted by:[/b] Owl of Wisdom Not necessarily. The abnormality has to be quite serious. People with really bad diseases like sickle cell, AIDS, etc should have some rights taken. People who are born mentally unstable should also have a few rights stripped away. [/quote] That's still denying rights to people who are afflicted with things that they can't necessarily control. People with muscular dystrophy are still capable of being perfectly productive and helpful citizens, despite their very severe movement impairment. Stephen Hawking can't even vocalize or move around properly without artificial enhancement, and he's one of the greatest scientific minds alive. Are you saying we should deny rights to them?[/quote] It really depends. I'm not saying they won't have freedom. [/quote] Okay? That's still denying them rights that others have entirely because of something out of their control. [quote]Also, I should end this now. I have an AP calculus test in the morning. Thanks for the discussion everyone. [/quote] Yeah, that's a good idea. My performance on my AP Comp Sci exam this morning took a hit because I didn't sleep enough last night.