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How, if I may ask, could a mutation be caused by too much sex after impregnation?
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It was pretty obvious what I meant, but there you go: post edited.How, if I may ask, could a mutation be caused by too much sex after impregnation?Comment
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It appears to be unknown what causes foetus in foetu - your "probably" seems entirely unfounded. Incidentally, this means it's not known whether it's a mutation at all.
Why do you think that post-impregnation sex should be implicated?Why can't you be a non-conformist just like everybody else?
It's no good (from an evolutionary point of view) to have the physique of Tarzan if you have the sex drive of a philosopher. -- Michael Ruse
The Nedaverse I can accept, but not the Berzaverse. There can only be so many alternate realities. -- ElokComment
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Hmm. From the medical articles I've read, a "fetus-within-a-fetus" is usually caused when a single fertilized zygote splits into two entities (i.e., identical twins), but the split fails to fully separate the two zygotes.
What happens next is pointed out in the OP.
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Good thing this didn't happen in South Dakota."Stuie has the right idea" - Japher
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I appreciate the valiant effort at a troll, but these mini-fetuses were:
A. Already dead, and had been for seven months; hence, this was not an abortion.
B. Incapable of being carried to term had they been alive without killing their "mother." IIRC the SD law, and most pro-lifers, approve of abortion to save the mother's life.
So meh. This is just a medical rarity.Comment
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Finally!Originally posted by Elok
B. Incapable of being carried to term had they been alive without killing their "mother." IIRC the SD law, and most pro-lifers, approve of abortion to save the mother's life.
The mother's life was never in danger. Only their sister's.
Ha!"Stuie has the right idea" - Japher
"I trust Stuie and all involved." - SlowwHand
"Stuie is right...." - GuynemerComment
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Hence the quote marks around "mother." I bow before your mad reading comprehension skillz.Comment
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There are no quote marks in the South Dakota law.
Well, I don't really know that for sure so I'll shut up now.
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"Stuie is right...." - GuynemerComment
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