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- From: jlharris@eos.ncsu.edu (JOHNATHAN LEWIS HARRIS)
- Newsgroups: ncsu.general,talk.abortion
- Subject: Re: The FUTURE is HERE!!!!!!!!!
- Message-ID: <1992Nov20.152638.1008@ncsu.edu>
- Date: 20 Nov 92 15:26:38 GMT
- References: <adams.721595322@spssig> <1992Nov18.220030.86964@watson.ibm.com> <1992Nov19.174407.21580@ncsu.edu> <1992Nov19.214208.3324@netcom.com>
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- Reply-To: jlharris@eos.ncsu.edu (JOHNATHAN LEWIS HARRIS)
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- In article <1992Nov19.214208.3324@netcom.com>, gordons@netcom.com (Gordon Storga) writes:
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- |> >|> >There are no laws against having sex, and there should not be any, there
- |> >|>
- |> >|> (Actually, there are; I agree that there *shouldn't* be any laws against
- |> >|> consensual sex.)
- |> >|>
- |> >|> >SHOULD be laws prohibiting the ending of a life if precautions are not taken
- |> >|> >while having sex.
- |> >|>
- |> >|> And if precautions *are* taken, but they fail? Would abortion then be
- |> >|> OK according to you, or is this just a red herring?
- |> >
- |> >Like I said before, if you are reponsible enough to have sex, you have to deal
- |> >with the consequences.
- |>
- |> If I'm responsible enough to be cutting bread in the kitchen and I slip
- |> and slit my wrist should I just deal with the consequences by letting
- |> myself bleed to death? If I ask a street person into my home to serve
- |> them dinner and they later decide to rob me or kill me, should I not be
- |> allowed to defend myself and my home? Should I not be allowed to CHANGE
- |> the course of events to preserve my health, life, and lifestyle?
- |>
- |> Tell you what? If you ever get pregnant we'll all get together to
- |> disallow you an abortion. Ok?
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- You knew what you were getting yourself into when you picked up the knife
- or let someone into your house, you have to deal with what happens when a. you
- slip and the knife misses the bread and b. when your perception of people is
- not as good as you thouhgt. If I ever got pregnatnt (biologically impossible)
- I would have the baby, an abortion would not be needed.
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- -Johnathan
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