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- From: kevin@rotag.mi.org (Kevin Darcy)
- Subject: Re: rights and responsibilities
- Message-ID: <1992Nov21.231004.16631@rotag.mi.org>
- Keywords: abortion, slavery
- Organization: Who, me???
- References: <1992Nov13.170451.24505@noose.ecn.purdue.edu> <1992Nov16.164217.24828@nas.nasa.gov> <1992Nov16.185223.13128@noose.ecn.purdue.edu>
- Date: Sat, 21 Nov 1992 23:10:04 GMT
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- In article <1992Nov16.185223.13128@noose.ecn.purdue.edu> psmith@iies.ecn.purdue.edu (Paul Smith) writes:
- >
- >I really don't care what goes on in your bedroom, but as a member of this
- >society I expect your to behave with responsibility when it comes to
- >creating another member (and to not kill said member at your convenience).
-
- I love this ratchet effect: first the fetus is "human" (fine), then it's
- "an unborn child" (if you must, you pre-dead corpse), next it's "a human
- being" (er, hold on), then it's "a person" (now wait just a cotton-picking
- minute!), now it's "a member of society" (say WHAT?!?).
-
- What is it tomorrow, I wonder? "My higher power"???
-
- - Kevin
-