The Foundation of Human Rights

The discussion emphasizes that human rights must originate from the moment of conception; otherwise, the responsibility for determining human rights falls to the state. The argument highlights a critical historical shift marked by the Roe v. Wade decision, where simply being human was deemed insufficient for the recognition of rights. This perspective challenges the secular bioethical consensus that life begins at conception, calling attention to the moral implications of allowing the state to define when life begins. The speaker argues that if rights are not rooted in being human from conception, it opens a dangerous precedent for determining who is worthy of rights based on criteria set by society.