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- From: mcochran@nyx.cs.du.edu (Mark A. Cochran)
- Subject: Re: Abortion, Caves, Galen (WAS Vegetarianism and abortion)
- Message-ID: <1992Dec28.022418.13921@mnemosyne.cs.du.edu>
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- Date: Mon, 28 Dec 92 02:24:18 GMT
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- In article <1992Dec23.230808.9704@ncsu.edu> dsholtsi@csl36h.csl.ncsu.edu (Doug Holtsinger) writes:
- >In article <1992Dec23.060029.1868@mnemosyne.cs.du.edu>
- >mcochran@nyx.cs.du.edu (Mark A. Cochran) writes:
- >>dsholtsi@csl36h.csl.ncsu.edu (Doug Holtsinger) writes:
- >>>nadeau@bnr.ca (Rheal Nadeau) writes:
- >
- >>>> To those people, I ask: who is qualified to decide
- >>>> when the health reasons are sufficient to justify an abortion?
- >
- >>> I believe that most physicians are qualified to determine whether
- >>> an abortion is necessary to save the life of the mother. Why do
- >>> you believe otherwise?
- >
- >> DODie, he didn't say he believed otherwise.
- >
- >Rheal Nadeau did imply that. I'm not interested in
- >arguing semantics with you.
- >
- No he didn't DODie. Your reading comprehension problem seems to be
- acting up again...
-
- >> And physicians do *not* determine that an abortion is necessary.
- >
- >Please learn to read, I said that physicians are qualified
- >to determine whether an abortion is necessary to save the
- >mother's life. Whether they feel that the abortion is
- >necessary, period, is an entirely different matter.
- >
- No DODie, try again. A physician is qualified to determine that an
- abortion may or may not increase the odds of a womans survival. The
- determination that it is necessary can only be made by the patient.
- It's her body, her life, and her risk. If she feels the risks are
- acceptable, fine. Phsycians, at most, mayu *recommend* that an
- abortion (or any other medical treatment) be performed to increase the
- odds of an outcome favorable to the patient. The *patient* makes the
- determination of necessity.
-
- --
- Mark Cochran merlin@eddie.ee.vt.edu
- These are the views of my employer. They also represent the views of
- your employer, your government, the Church of your choice, and the
- Ghost of Elvis. So there.
-