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- Xref: sparky talk.abortion:34230 alt.abortion.inequity:3364
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- From: andy@ccwf.cc.utexas.edu (Andrew Hackard)
- Newsgroups: talk.abortion,alt.abortion.inequity
- Subject: Re: Observations
- Message-ID: <78817@ut-emx.uucp>
- Date: 1 Sep 92 04:19:14 GMT
- References: <1992Aug25.204749.4281@watson.ibm.com>
- <1992Aug31.150147.12678@advtech.uswest.com>
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- stevens@eatdust (John Stevens) writes:
- >margoli@watson.ibm.com writes:
- >>stevens@eatdust (John Stevens) writes:
-
- >>> If it's my z/e/f/child that she is carrying, it IS partially my decision.
- >>> As it's partially my z/e/f/child that would be aborted.
- >>
- >>Is it partially inside your body?
- >
- >Nope. It is, however, partially my body.
-
- What if the sperm mutates, and is no longer carrying your DNA? Does that
- mean it's no longer partly YOUR body?
-
- >>Getting it out of *her* body is *her*
- >>decision. What you do *after* it's out of her body is a joint decision.
- >
- >I disagree. Obviously. Getting it INTO her body was a joint decision.
-
- Only if both partners consented to unprotected sex, and even then the
- woman should be able to do with her own body what she pleases. If the
- couple took reasonable contraceptive procedures, the question is even
- more clear-cut; through no fault of their own (assuming the contraception
- was used properly) the woman has been impregnated. This is not
- negligence, and treating it as such is pointless. Leave blame aside and
- concentrate on dealing with the problem.
-
- >Getting it out, should also be a joint decision.
-
- I agree, it *should* be, but if the man and woman disagree, whose views
- take precedence?
-
- --
- "Me and you, a two man crew,
- side by side we are united,
- we will never be divided...."
-
- Au revoir, mon cherie.
-
-