FL senator and presidential aspirant Marco Rubio routinely evades questions about why his home city of Miami is drowning by citing the fact that he is not a scientist. So I was mildly surprised during the recent GOP presidential debate when he justified his anti-abortion extremism by announcing with a flourish that his position is based on SCIENCE.
During the debate, he mumbled some argle-bargle about “DNA mapping.” At the time, I remember thinking surely he’s not saying that since human zygotes have human DNA, ipso facto, zygotes are people? I mean, he’s dumb, but he’s not a true Palin-class moron, is he?
Yes, he is. Rubio elaborated on his DNA discovery in follow-up media appearances (CNN clip here), observing that since a zygote contains human DNA and cannot therefore eventually develop into a cat, donkey or other type of animal, it’s a full-fledged human babby from the moment sperm meets egg. He was so proud of this insight that he tweeted about it:
Watch this video and sign this petition if you know that a human life won’t become a donkey or a cat:
https://t.co/neRez6ule9
— Marco Rubio (@marcorubio) August 10, 2015
The only question remaining is when will he sponsor a bill to ban cremation, burial and other forms of disposing of human remains? Or outlawing the disposal of toenail clippings, shorn hair, expelled saliva, poop, etc.? Like Rubio, I’m not a scientist, but don’t all of these items contain human DNA, and if so, aren’t they entitled to the same rights you and I have because SCIENCE?