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- From: mcochran@nyx.cs.du.edu (Mark A. Cochran)
- Subject: Re: Christian Pro-Choicers
- Message-ID: <1993Jan12.021048.2261@mnemosyne.cs.du.edu>
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- Date: Tue, 12 Jan 93 02:10:48 GMT
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- In article <C0pAqt.Jr@athena.cs.uga.edu> hudson@athena.cs.uga.edu (Paul Hudson Jr) writes:
- >In article <adams.726592808@spssig> adams@spss.com (Steve Adams) writes:
- >
- >>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.
- >
- Nonsense. She has a fetus removed from her body. That it dies is
- simply a fact of it's inability to survive as anything other than a
- parasite, at this stage.
-
- >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.
- >
- No mother or father is required to use their body to care for their
- children. They are free to provide care via a nanny, grandma, sitter,
- or adoptioni agency. Requiring them to use their bodies would mean
- they could be forced to donate bllod/tissues/organs to the child. This
- is not true.
-
- >>>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.
- >
- Him who? Oh, you're talking about "Casper the friendly ghost"* again.
- *used without permission, but I'm sure Nadja won't mind...
-
- >Link Hudson.
- >
- Check your link to reality, it seems to be faulty.
-
- --
- Mark Cochran merlin@eddie.ee.vt.edu
- These are the views of my employer, your employer, your government, the
- Church of your choice, and the Ghost of Elvis. So there.
- Member, T.S.A.K.C.
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