Ayn Rand Institute misquoting Ayn Rand's Of Living Death

Jan 19, 2024 · By Dennis Hackethal · Fork · Check another quote

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An embryo has no rights. Rights do not pertain to a potential, only to an actual being. A child cannot acquire any rights until it is born. The living take precedence over the not yet living (or the unborn). Abortion is a moral right — which should be left to the sole discretion of the woman involved; morally, nothing other than her wish in the matter is to be considered.

Quote text

An embryo has no rights. Rights do not pertain to a potential, only to an actual being. A child cannot acquire any rights until it is born. The living take precedence over the not-yet-living (or the unborn). Abortion is a moral right.

Ellipsis used (if any): ‘[...]’

Found 13 issue(s) using regular expression . and Myers algorithm, underlined in wavy red.

An‧embryo‧*has‧no‧rights.*‧Rights‧do‧not‧pertain‧to‧a‧*potential*,‧only‧to‧an‧*actual*‧being.‧A‧child‧cannot‧acquire‧any‧rights‧until‧it‧is‧born.‧The‧living‧take‧precedence‧over‧the‧not‧-yet‧-living‧(or‧the‧unborn).↵
‧Abortion‧is‧a‧moral‧right‧—‧which‧should‧be‧left‧to‧the‧sole‧discretion‧of‧the‧woman‧involved;‧morally,‧nothing‧other‧than‧her‧wish‧in‧the‧matter‧is‧to‧be‧considered.

Explanation

#	Part	Valid?	Explanation
1	An‧embryo‧
2	*	× no	Deletions must be indicated, eg by ‘[...]’ or [replacement].
3	has‧no‧rights.
4	*	× no	Deletions must be indicated, eg by ‘[...]’ or [replacement].
5	‧Rights‧do‧not‧pertain‧to‧a‧
6	*	× no	Deletions must be indicated, eg by ‘[...]’ or [replacement].
7	potential
8	*	× no	Deletions must be indicated, eg by ‘[...]’ or [replacement].
9	,‧only‧to‧an‧
10	*	× no	Deletions must be indicated, eg by ‘[...]’ or [replacement].
11	actual
12	*	× no	Deletions must be indicated, eg by ‘[...]’ or [replacement].
13	‧being.‧A‧child‧cannot‧acquire‧any‧rights‧until‧it‧is‧born.‧The‧living‧take‧precedence‧over‧the‧not
14	‧	× no	Deletions must be indicated, eg by ‘[...]’ or [replacement].
15	-	× no	Insertions must be surrounded by [brackets].
16	yet
17	‧	× no	Deletions must be indicated, eg by ‘[...]’ or [replacement].
18	-	× no	Insertions must be surrounded by [brackets].
19	living‧(or‧the‧unborn).
20	↵	× no	Deletions cannot contain linebreaks.
21	‧	× no	A single added space must either follow or precede a valid insertion.
22	Abortion‧is‧a‧moral‧right
23	~~‧—‧which‧should‧be‧left‧to‧the‧sole‧discretion‧of‧the‧woman‧involved;‧morally,‧nothing‧other‧than‧her‧wish‧in‧the‧matter‧is‧to‧be‧considered~~	× no	Deletions must be indicated, eg by ‘[...]’ or [replacement].
24	.

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