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- From: mon@cray.com (Muriel Nelson)
- Subject: Re: Questions for Pro-Choice advocates
- Message-ID: <1993Jan8.155810.14110@hemlock.cray.com>
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- References: <C0IBst.F62@news.cso.uiuc.edu> <1993Jan8.055148.27892@news.columbia.edu> <C0Jxtu.L5L@news.cso.uiuc.edu>
- Date: 8 Jan 93 15:58:10 CST
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- In article <C0Jxtu.L5L@news.cso.uiuc.edu> updike@bug.cat.com (Michael Updike) writes:
- >
- >This is where I differ. If there is no difference between the fetus/baby
- >I need to consider the rights of the fetus/baby balanced against the rights
- >of the mother. It's not a pleasent choice but I think
- >society has an obligation to consider this when they determine
- >abortion policy. IMO the fetus/babies life should be the overiding concern
- >even though this may cause emotional or psychological harm to the mother.
- >(I guess that sounds cruel but whenever conflicting rights are involved somebody
- >is hurt.)
-
- What about physical harm, and risks to the mother's
- life or health? What about placing pregnant women
- in a category of individuals who have fewer rights
- to their bodies than all other born persons? Do you
- think that women could ever acheive equal status with
- men in a society where their rights were subject to
- suspension on the basis of your, or society's, concerns
- about the fetus?
-
- muriel
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