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Re: Boy sues (and wins) for NOT being aborted
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Fri, 17 Nov 2000 20:14:32 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Jon Kozan writes:
> The funny thing about life is that if you don't now it any other way, you
> accept it the way it is. I'm certain that even though this boy is not able
> to communicate with us the way a 'normal' person is, he is still alive and
> would like his existance to continue.
That is a horrifically presumptuous and naive statement. If your claim
were true, there would be no history of euthanasia, nor suicide, nor
assisted suicide.
> We 'normal' folks like to play God and judge the 'value' of that human life
> (and sometimes end it), while we simultaneously choose to save all sorts of
> less intelligent animals and plants.
Again, quite naive. The issue is not simply the 'value' of human life but
rather the quality of that life, and for you to claim some knowledge that
others "would like [their] existance (sic) to continue" is as presumptuous
as claiming that someone else most likely would prefer to end his life.
Dave!
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| (...) No, not true. I, at least, preface my opinions with 'I', to not my opinions You, have felt it neccessarily to use insult, though. ("naive") Unfortunately, this is a time-tested liberal tactic, and I can expose it. Liberal tactic #1 - Resort to (...) (24 years ago, 17-Nov-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| (...) Duh! ** BLATENTLY NOT TRUE ** Read the article. The boy didn't bring the suit, his parents did on behalf of the boy (and maybe not even that) What we know from the article is that his parents sued because they could have aborted if they had (...) (24 years ago, 17-Nov-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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