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- From: mathew@mantis.co.uk (mathew)
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- Subject: Re: Christian Pro-Choicers
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- Date: 12 Jan 93 13:35:51 GMT
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- hudson@athena.cs.uga.edu (Paul Hudson Jr) writes:
- >In article <root.726786680@spssig> adams@spss.com (Steve Adams) writes:
- >>There is a huge difference. A born child is a unique, self-contained
- >>individual, that can be supported by any capable adult, and has demonstrable
- >>rights. A fetus, prior to viability, is not self-contained, or supportable
- >>in any other fashion, and has no demonstrable rights under our laws.
- >
- > So. What does self-sufficiency have to do with the intrinsic value of
- > the individual.
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- What *is* the "intrinsic value of the individual"? Could you define it
- please? Then we might be able to answer your question.
-
- > Yet, you can kill the baby and it is perfectly legal.
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- I don't believe it is ever legal to kill a baby. Are you lying, ignorant, or
- trying to twist words?
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- mathew
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