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- From: dsholtsi@csl36h.csl.ncsu.edu (Doug Holtsinger)
- Subject: Re: Roe v. Wade is unrestricted abortion on demand throughout pregnancy
- Message-ID: <1992Nov23.222825.29247@ncsu.edu>
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- Reply-To: dsholtsi@csl36h.csl.ncsu.edu (Doug Holtsinger)
- Organization: North Carolina State University
- References: <1992Nov12.213408.3653@pwcs.stpaul.gov> <1992Nov20.005417.9449@ncsu.edu> <1992Nov23.131950.7363@hemlock.cray.com>
- Date: Mon, 23 Nov 1992 22:28:25 GMT
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- In article <1992Nov23.131950.7363@hemlock.cray.com>
- rja@mahogany126.cray.com (Russ Anderson) writes:
-
- > From Roe v. Wade:
- > "On the basis of elements such as these, appellants and some *amici*
- > argue that a woman's right is absolute and that she is entitled to
- > terminate her pregnancy at whatever time, in whatever way, and for
- > whatever reasons she alone chooses. With this we do not agree."
-
- This means that a woman's ability to obtain an abortion
- is dependent on the availability of physician who's willing
- to perform the abortion. The paragraph you cite says
- absolutely *NOTHING* about the state's power to intervene.
-
- She cannot "terminate her pregnancy" at "whatever time" she
- chooses because the physician determines when the abortion
- should be performed.
-
- She cannot "terminate her pregnancy" in "whatever way" she
- chooses because the physician determines the abortion procedure.
-
- She cannot "terminate her pregnancy" for "whatever reasons" she
- chooses because the physician determines whether her reasons
- are justified.
-
- The physician has the final authority over when the abortion
- is performed, how it is performed, and whether it's performed
- at all. The state can do absolutely *NOTHING* to prevent
- a physician from performing any abortion, during any part
- of pregnancy.
-
- >Russ Anderson
-
-
- Doug Holtsinger
-
-