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- From: lenox@hardy.u.washington.edu (Amy Lenox)
- Newsgroups: alt.fan.rush-limbaugh,talk.abortion
- Subject: Re: control
- Followup-To: talk.abortion
- Date: 27 Jan 1993 04:56:17 GMT
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- In article <lmc1u2INNij5@ar-rimal.cs.utexas.edu> brinkley@cs.utexas.edu (Paul Brinkley) writes to A. Regard:
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- >> = A. Regard
- >>It's also basically inconsistant on the face of it.
- >>There isn't any OTHER being on this planet that gets to use my body against
- >>my will, but you would grant that right to a fetus. Which we have argued
- >>up and down about here, since it's 'personhood' and 'rights' are definitely
- >>not settled things. So, for this we-don't-quite-know-what, you propose to
- >>abridge my rights -- given to me because I'm an UNDISPUTED person, and a
- >>citizen of this country.
- >
- >To you, it's a we-don't-quite-know-what. To me, it's possibly a human life.
- >From the evidence so far, to me, it's _probably_ a human life. To be more
- >accurate, it's probably a human life entitled to protection under the law.
-
- Ummm, how do you argue the "entitled to protection under the law" in
- the US? I don't think you can. So far, it is just your opinion.
- Not only that, once you establish some sort of rights or state interest,
- then one argues conflicting rights - something you fail to address.
-
- >>Now, before you jump into that one with both feet, ask yourself if ANYBODY
- >>EVER gets to use my body without my consent.
- >>
- >>The answer, Paul, is "no".
-
- Think about this in terms of US laws, Paul. Can you cite any instance
- to the contrary? Your opinions notwithstanding.
-
- >
- >I hope this is not intended as a threat.
-
- Could you explain why you might think of this as a threat?
-
- Amy Lenox
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