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Re: From Harry Browne
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Mon, 13 Nov 2000 17:38:57 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Maggie Cambron writes:
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> I suspect I would choose to terminate the pregnancy-- in the case of a Down's
> Syndrome child, I have no idea what I would do. And I hope never to be faced
> with such a decision. But I do want it to be MY decision, with input from my
> husband and my doctor. I want to examine my own conscience, I do not want
> some
> strangers in Washington, possibly with entirely different views from my own
> dictating to me what I can or cannot do with my body. Yes, I would be making
> that decision knowing I decide the fate of a living being inside my body. But
> please, let ME be the one to make that decision. If it happened to you or • your
> partner, I wouldn't dream of butting in. I would hope that I could be granted
> the same courtesy.
I believe the same logic can be applied to any act that we consider crimes.
e.g. If someone inconvenienced me, I suspect I would choose to kill them. "I
hope never to be faced with such a decision. But I do want it to be MY
decision...I want to examine my own conscience, I do not want some strangers in
Washington, possibly with entirely different views from my own dictating to me
what I can or cannot do with my body. Yes, I would be making that decision
knowing I decide the fate of a living being... But please, let ME be the one
to make that decision. If it happened to you...I wouldn't dream of butting in.
I would hope that I could be granted the same courtesy."
How do you feel about that?
Your appeal has no weight with me. I might end up being prochoice. I
think that's how I lean. But not because that's what someone wants. Only
because I decide it's right.
Chris
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Message has 2 Replies:
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| (...) I think you have crystallized why the abortion issue is so thorny, because it deals with 2 issues at the same time. Maggie is right that woman should have the right to do what they will with their bodies. But the fact is that a fetus *in* a (...) (24 years ago, 13-Nov-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| (...) But (...) granted (...) in (...) in. (...) Well, let's see.... if you want to apply the same logic, you need to choose a comparable crime. So it couldn't be one that either of us would consider a mere inconvenience, could it? (Or am I wrong to (...) (24 years ago, 14-Nov-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| (...) Thank you, John , for a well thought out response to my post. You have swayed my viewpoint, as did Larry's referral to the poll of Libertarians on their opinions on the matter of choice. It was naive of me to assume that because one is a (...) (24 years ago, 13-Nov-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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