NetNews Usenet Archive 1992 #27/NN_1992_27.iso/spool/talk/abortion/48499

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From: [e-mail] (CatWoman )
Subject: Re: Description of the Fetal Remains from an Abortion
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Date: Thu, 19 Nov 1992 03:38:33 GMT
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And the second great response DOD's post generated
in alt.romance.  Mind you - I asked both these folks
if I could send their responses over to t.a, and
got permission from both, even though it is NOT
e-mail - I wanted them to know that they might get
e-mail from others if I did this.

Diana

[e-mail] (Cynthia Pettit) writes:

] Oh, man...  I've been waiting for a thread on abortion...
]
] First of all, you were >asking< to get flamed (or perhaps >I< am the gullable
] one... ;) )
]
] And second, this alt.romance, not an talk.abortion...
]
] And with that out of the way, I must say something to prolifers.  Abortion is
] no new 20th century medical advance.  Women have been giving themselves
] miscarriages and abortions from time eternal.  The advance is making it safe
] for the woman -- clean, safe and under the guidence of a professional doctor.
]
] The fact about making abortion illegal is not reducing the number of
] abortions in this country -- but reducing the number of >safe< abortions.  If
] abortion is to become illegal, women >will< use coathangers in the back
] allys...  You can't denigh it.
]
] If you agree to making abortion illegal you are agreeing for this to happen.
] There's no other way to look at it.  It is saying, "I want abortion to be
] unhealthy, dirty and life threatening to women..."  Go ahead and argue that
] it's the women's fault.  It's not the issue here.
]
] The point is not whether abortions >should< happen or not, because they
] >will< no matter what you do -- the issue is do you >want< the death and
] mutilation of women?
]
]
] And as for your posting, if you are trying to scare women furthur by this
] disgusting description, you are helping to keep women afraid of their bodies
] and feeling guilty for their own sexuality.
]
] If you really want to save a baby's life, go adopt one.  And I don't mean a
] nice healthy white, middle-class child -- go adopt a poor, black or hispanic
] cocaine baby if you feel such tremendous compassion.
]
] Do something real besides making it harder for women to love themselves and
] their ability to create a life -- and not hate themselves and their own
] flesh.
]
] If you really want to do some good, work to >forward< alternatives to
] abortion, not undermine abortion itself.  Work for free birth-control, work
] to promote the adoption of minority babies, work for the support of single
] mothers in the streets, educate and train a woman for a better job.
]
] Do some >good< for a change.  The world needs less hate from people like you.
]
] Cyn
]
] ---
] Pro-child, pro-choice!
]
]
]