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- From: mcochran@nyx.cs.du.edu (Mark A. Cochran)
- Subject: Re: Abortion, Caves, Galen (WAS Vegetarianism and abortion)
- Message-ID: <1992Dec29.223750.12415@mnemosyne.cs.du.edu>
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- Date: Tue, 29 Dec 92 22:37:50 GMT
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- In article <C01HzK.MrE@ra.nrl.navy.mil> psl@nrl.navy.mil (Paul Lebow) writes:
- >In article <1992Dec29.174350.2568@mnemosyne.cs.du.edu>
- >mcochran@nyx.cs.du.edu (Mark A. Cochran) writes:
- >> In article <C015n2.Ipw@ra.nrl.navy.mil> psl@nrl.navy.mil (Paul Lebow)
- >writes:
- >> >In article <28DEC92.21004829@vax.clarku.edu> hsims@vax.clarku.edu
- >writes:
- >> >
- >> >> Do you know of any way to give rights to a fetus without taking away
- >> >rights
- >> >> from the pregnant woman?
- >> >>
- >> >> .... Heather.
- >> >
- >> >
- >> [Paul's dodge deleted]
- >...
- >
- >Marks deletion of my post:
- > ------------------
- >"Nice "trick" question. Like, "Have you stopped beating your wife?"
- >The question pre-supposes the conclusion that
- >
- >1) all rights by definition are inviolate
- >
- >2) the rights of the unborn child will automatically conflict with the
- >mother.
- >
- >3) the pregnant woman has, by definition, higher priority rights than
- >others.
- >
- >But, Heather, I'll grant you your question does have a noble ring to it.
- >It plays well across the country. Keep up the double talk."
- >
- > ---------------
- >> Nice dodge Paul. Now try answering the question.
- >>
- >
- >You're right Mark, how silly of me to forget. Yes, I have stopped beating
- >my wife.
-
- I'm very happy that you've stopped beating your wife. Now answer
- Heathers question.
- Feel free to dodge again.
-
- --
- Mark Cochran merlin@eddie.ee.vt.edu
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