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Re: From Harry Browne
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Thu, 16 Nov 2000 11:28:26 GMT
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Note below that in my questions, I'm not arguing, I'm asking for clarification.
In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Shiri Dori writes:
> > Why should abortions be reduced?
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> Because at a certain point, abortion IS murder.
So what? Do you think that pre-murder abortions should be reduced too? Why?
> The rpoblem is, when exactly is that point; no one can say.
Why can no one say? That point must be based on something. If it's based on
something, then there must be a test for it. Once we've tested for it we'll
know the age. Right?
> The
> best solution is to try and avoid *needing* abortions in the first place.
Agreed. OTOH, it would be nice to get some kind of social resolution on this
issue.
> If it was bad timing but with someone I love, and if I considered myself
> capable, *much* better odds of having it.
Why does loving the father matter?
> If I was raped by a total stranger
> tomorrow (at the age I'm of - 16.5), it would be much tougher to refuse an
> abortion.
Refuse? That seems like odd wording. Would there be parental pressure to
abort?
Chris
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| (...) No prob. Thanks for making that clear! (...) See below... (...) Not really. Whatever you decide that point might be (sentential tissue issues were brought up here IIRC?, and the fetus being viable (i.e. can survive outside the womb), etc) it (...) (24 years ago, 17-Nov-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| (...) Because at a certain point, abortion IS murder. By the end of the pregnancy the fetus is all but a baby, and deflating its/his/her skull is not letting it live. The rpoblem is, when exactly is that point; no one can say. The best solution is (...) (24 years ago, 16-Nov-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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