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- From: kevin@rotag.mi.org (Kevin Darcy)
- Subject: Re: Darcy and viability as important dividing line.
- Message-ID: <1992Dec28.163431.18194@rotag.mi.org>
- Organization: Who, me???
- References: <34645@rnd.GBA.NYU.EDU> <1992Dec27.225912.15810@rotag.mi.org> <34655@rnd.GBA.NYU.EDU>
- Date: Mon, 28 Dec 1992 16:34:31 GMT
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- In article <34655@rnd.GBA.NYU.EDU> smezias@rnd.GBA.NYU.EDU (Stephen J. Mezias) writes:
- >In article <1992Dec27.225912.15810@rotag.mi.org> kevin@rotag.mi.org
- >(Kevin Darcy) writes:
- >
- >>You are confusing the JUSTIFICATION of a right, with the permissible manner
- >>of its ASSERTION. An assertion of BA rights, as you correctly point out, is
- >>justified by the location of the z/e/f; however, the right that may be
- >>asserted is primarily one of REMOVAL (i.e. changing the "location" of that
- >>z/e/f), not necessarily destruction. That's where you went wrong.
- >
- >Oh. So you think viable /z/e/f/s need protection from bloodthirsty
- >mothers and their doctors?
-
- Did I say that? You excel in straw men, Mezias.
-
- Before viability, I would oppose all attempts to restrict abortion, purely
- on Constitutional grounds. After viability, I would allow the legality of
- "normal" abortions to be decided by popular mandate. So, you see, although
- I don't happen to support any abortion restrictions, viability is still a
- crucial dividing line for me.
-
- Have you grokked yet the distinction between limiting a right, and limiting
- certain manners of its assertion, Stephen? I may believe in the right to
- not be assaulted, for instance, but on the other hand, I wouldn't
- necessarily condone the actions of someone who, when merely slapped or
- pinched, pulls out a gun and shoots their "attacker". That is an
- inappropriate way to assert a perfectly valid right. Similarly, so the pro-
- life argument goes, destroying a viable z/e/f is an inappropriate way of
- asserting BA rights, especially since it purportedly violates the very
- BA that the right is premised upon -- specifically, the BA of the fetus.
- To a pro-lifer, no doubt this seems the height of hypocrisy -- violating
- one human's BA in the name of asserting the BA of another....
-
- DISCLAIMER FOR THE VERACITY-IMPAIRED: I do not necessarily concur with any
- of the pro-life arguments above. I present them only for the purposes of
- facilitating open, balanced and fair debate on the issues; not to advance
- any kind of pro-life agenda.
-
- - Kevin
-