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Re: Abortion, consistent with the LP stance? (Re: From Harry Browne
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Date: 
Fri, 10 Nov 2000 15:16:36 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, John Neal writes:
The whole problem of the abortion debate is that it is actually *two*
debates intertwined into one.  One, whether the government has the right
to tell one what one can do with one's body (most would say no),

This issue aside, I can't agree with this. Goverment should also protect us
from ourselves. If one were to decide to take ones own life, one would
expect "government" to get involved.




and
whether one has the right to take the life of another (most would say
no).

Perhaps. However, a man was democratically executed in Texas last-night(?).

Scott A



Until we can separate these two issues, the abortion debate with *never*
be solved, especially in a time when our culture is so reticent to the
idea of accepting personal responsibility for personal actions.

-.02,
John

Larry Pieniazek wrote:

In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Larry Pieniazek writes:

I missed this ref, it's even better:

http://www.lp.org/lpn/9807-pulse.html

(note that both of these refs were found by typing "abortion" into the
search box at the bottom of the front page of the www.lp.org site...)

I'm in the 4.9% camp at the moment.

++Lar



Message has 3 Replies:
  Re: Abortion, consistent with the LP stance? (Re: From Harry Browne
 
(...) Government should protect us from ourselves??? This is an absurd statement in my mind (see my statement about avoiding personal responsibility), but I sense a fundamental disagreement here as to the purpose of government and will agree to (...) (24 years ago, 10-Nov-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
  Re: Abortion, consistent with the LP stance? (Re: From Harry Browne
 
(...) Why should we EXPECT government to get involved with a choice over our own lives, if it does not affect others? That's just plain WRONG. -- Tom Stangl ***(URL) Visual FAQ home ***(URL) Bay Area DSMs (24 years ago, 11-Nov-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
  Re: Abortion, consistent with the LP stance? (Re: From Harry Browne
 
(...) Not this one. Suicide should be a right. Chris (24 years ago, 11-Nov-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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  Re: Abortion, consistent with the LP stance? (Re: From Harry Browne
 
The whole problem of the abortion debate is that it is actually *two* debates intertwined into one. One, whether the government has the right to tell one what one can do with one's body (most would say no), and whether one has the right to take the (...) (24 years ago, 10-Nov-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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