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- From: kevin@rotag.mi.org (Kevin Darcy)
- Subject: Re: Darcy and viability as important dividing line.
- Message-ID: <1992Dec26.221930.12985@rotag.mi.org>
- Organization: Who, me???
- References: <1992Dec23.103815.21024@hemlock.cray.com> <1992Dec25.042418.4549@rotag.mi.org> <34637@rnd.GBA.NYU.EDU>
- Date: Sat, 26 Dec 1992 22:19:30 GMT
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- In article <34637@rnd.GBA.NYU.EDU> smezias@rnd.GBA.NYU.EDU (Stephen J. Mezias) writes:
- >In article <1992Dec25.042418.4549@rotag.mi.org> kevin@rotag.mi.org
- >(Kevin Darcy) writes:
- >
- >>No, Muriel, any human organism which _could_ function outside of the womb
- >>is by definition "capable" of bodily autonomy. This is, in fact, why
- >>viability is such an all-important dividing line.
- >
- >Please explain the relevance of this dividing line to abortion.
-
- It marks the line between where the death of the fetus is strictly NECESSARY
- versus where it is usually OPTIONAL, in order to preserve the BA rights of
- the pregnant woman.
-
- - Kevin
-