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Re: From Harry Browne
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Mon, 13 Nov 2000 13:43:51 GMT
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> In my mind the inalienable rights we have granted to human beings should
> apply to ALL human beings, including the very, very young (unborn). I think
> these rights should take precedence over someone else's wishes not to be
> "hassled by the man." Please tell me a) why your desire not to be troubled
> by the powers that be is more important than the right to life of another
> human being or b) what evidence you have that a fetus younger than an
> arbitrary number (16 weeks?) is not a human being.
I'll take you up on this one John D.
Simple. If the child is born at 16 weeks (4 months), it will NOT be viable.
Therefore, I see no problem with it. I think that up until around that point
(consider premie babies, they die mostly at under 24 weeks or so...)
Therefore, they are not a separate life form, until they are viable _on there
own_, without the mother's direct support.
James
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| (...) There are some interesting things to explore here. I agree that a "viability" test is certainly part of the rights based calculus which should be used to evaluate these things. One way to examine the issue is that the unborn baby only has the (...) (24 years ago, 13-Nov-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
| | | Re: From Harry Browne
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| Thanks James, You kinda scare me when you start off with the word Simple... none of this has seemed simple yet, and if it's so simple to someone else, I question whether they have given it enough thought. However, thats a pretty good point that I (...) (24 years ago, 13-Nov-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| Maggie, I don't want to be harsh or insulting, but this basically sounds like what I have been hearing for years from the pro-choice people, and it hasn't put a dent in my way of thinking in all those years. I can empathize with you not wanting (...) (24 years ago, 13-Nov-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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