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- From: hudson@athena.cs.uga.edu (Paul Hudson Jr)
- Subject: Re: Christian Pro-Choicers
- Message-ID: <C0pAqt.Jr@athena.cs.uga.edu>
- Organization: University of Georgia, Athens
- References: <root.726503770@spssig> <1993Jan9.063657.20201@noao.edu> <adams.726592808@spssig>
- Date: Mon, 11 Jan 1993 17:47:16 GMT
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- In article <adams.726592808@spssig> adams@spss.com (Steve Adams) writes:
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- >No problem. Now, look at the liberty interest of the woman. There *is* a
- >conflict here. Between the liberty interest of both the unborn child and
- >the woman. Before the fetus is viable, the liberty interest *must* remain
- >with the woman. Why? Because it is her body, mind, etc, that are involved,
- >just as much as the unborn. When the decision has to be made, it is not
- >for the government to decide who can and cannot exert bodily autonomy, and
- >for what reasons. The governemt should not be able to force carrying to
- >term any more than force organ donation.
-
- Abortion is not a passive act. It is an act of violence and aggression.
- The government should outlaw murder. The woman who has an abortion does not
- just decide not to carry her child in her body. She actually has her child
- killed.
-
- There is a serious inconsistency in government policy. It is illegal for a
- mother to abandon her child, or to neglect him in some other way. One
- can even be arrested for not feeding one's horses in this country.
- Generally, parents have a legal responsiblility to their children. If mothers
- and fathers can legally be held responsible to use their bodies to care for
- their children, then mothers should legally be held responsible to use
- their bodies to protect their children in the womb.
-
- >>Of COURSE Christianity is about emulating what Christ Himself would do.
- >Of course it is. And Christ had absolutely NO intention of setting up an
- >earthly kingdom, or forcing his views by law.
-
- There are several prophecies to the contrary that remain to be fulfilled
- when He returns.
-
- Christ taught that we
- >should follow the spirit of God's law, and leave secular ruling to our
- >leaders. Paul said we should bow to secular authority. In Acts, we see
- >the exception : when we are personally commanded to violate God's law.
-
- Those who excercise civil disobedience to protect these young human lives
- obviously feel that by doing nothing they would be violating God's law to
- protect the innocent.
-
- Link Hudson.
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