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- From: knapp@spot.Colorado.EDU (David Knapp)
- Subject: Re: Observations
- Message-ID: <1992Sep1.202750.18927@ucsu.Colorado.EDU>
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- Organization: University of Colorado, Boulder
- References: <1992Aug31.211903.25718@watson.ibm.com> <1992Sep1.165853.11816@advtech.uswest.com>
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- Date: Tue, 1 Sep 1992 20:27:50 GMT
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- In article <1992Sep1.165853.11816@advtech.uswest.com> stevens@eatdust (John Stevens) writes:
- >In article <1992Aug31.211903.25718@watson.ibm.com> margoli@watson.ibm.com writes:
- >
- >>And if you didn't want to donate it without strings attached,
- >>you should have contracted for what uses that cell could be used before
- >>providing it.
- >
- >Which is a statement of personal belief, not fact. My belief is that the
- >woman should be aware of the possibility of pregnancy, and be prepared to
- >carry through (just as the man has to) in the event of a pregnancy.
- >
- >My beliefs are just as valid as yours, so if you tell me what I 'should'
- >do, then I take it I have the right to tell you what YOU should do.
-
- The difference might be that while we can all believe what everyone "should" and
- "shouldn't" do, we are not all out trying to make laws to force people to
- do the things we think they should be doing.
-
- There is a group of pro-life folks who *are* trying to make laws to force
- people to do what *they* think is right for them.
-
- I support your right to CHOOSE what you want to do with yourself. That is
- why I'm pro-choice. If you want to smoke cigarettes, torture yourself,
- shoot heroin, smoke dope, drink till you puke, masturbate, or kill your-
- self, more power to you. That is *your* choice. While I may not agree with
- what you are doing with your body, it is about all you really have and I'm
- not going to try to force you to do one thing or another with it.
-
- The pro-life folks, on the other hand, will.
-
-
-
-
- --
- David Knapp University of Colorado, Boulder
- Perpetual Student knapp@spot.colorado.edu
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