Life Begins At 1.5 Years Old

There is an on-going debate over the thought that life begins when an infant has gained self-awareness which is usually and 18 months old or so.  An article by the Center For Socinian Studies called, "Philosophers and the Issue of Abortion" agrees with this view. Philosopher Mary Ann Warren states that in order for something to be considered to obtaining a "human life" it must be able to " have consciousness of objects and events external and internal to the being, and in particular the capacity to feel pain; reasoning -- the capacity to solve new and relatively complex problems;  self-motivated activity; a capacity to communicate; and the presence of self-concept and self-awareness". A fetus or infant does not have the skills of reasoning, self-motivated activity, a capacity to communicate, and self-awareness until a minimum of 18 months or so. When Life Begins describes more of this issue with an example from Micheal Tooley's article, "Abortion and Infanticide". They state that in Tooley's artice he "argues that abortion and infanticide are both acceptable because life does not begin until the human child gains self-awareness. This generally occurs around 18 months after birth". Michael Tooley, another highly-acclaimed philosopher from Oxford agrees and backs up this debatable reason along with Mary Ann Warren.