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- From: regard@sdd.hp.com (Adrienne Regard)
- Newsgroups: talk.abortion
- Subject: Re: A mirror for Adrienne Regard's NO OTHER HUMAN...
- Date: 10 Sep 1992 08:03:46 -0700
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- References: <1992Sep10.010430.20308@rigel.econ.uga.edu>
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- In article <1992Sep10.010430.20308@rigel.econ.uga.edu> mills@uga.edu (Kathi Mills) writes:
- >>> Ferrari to Peter
- >Quite the contrary. The POINT is:
- >You would allow abortion if the life of the mother is at stake. You would
- >not, however, have any qualms about dooming her to a life of abject poverty
- >due to loss of job or education, and the many miseries that accompany such
- >a scenario. In other words, you suffer from the delusionn that "life" can
- >be defined as a mere heartbeat, not as the whole set of experiences that it
- >is. "Life" transcends the physical.
-
-
- Nice post, Kathi.
-
- It is in fact one of the saddest things about the pro-life stance that they
- do indeed see 'life' as merely the number of human organisms that can dance
- on the head of the western hemisphere. And, of course, that's often reflected
- in their indifference to the life of the fetus they fought so hard for after
- it has finally been born. Quality of life means nothing, and anyone who
- would argue for quality of life is being 'selfish'. -- Beside the fact that
- all of those who argue on this net have access to the net by virtue of some
- magical combinations of privilege or hard work -- you know, quality issues.
-
- A heartbeat just isn't enough.
-
- Adrienne Regard
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