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- From: kevin@rotag.mi.org (Kevin Darcy)
- Subject: Re: Clarifying "Restrictions"
- Message-ID: <1992Dec30.050611.25734@rotag.mi.org>
- Organization: Who, me???
- References: <1992Dec29.205111.8857@mnemosyne.cs.du.edu> <1992Dec29.223707.23551@rotag.mi.org> <1992Dec30.000557.20083@watson.ibm.com>
- Date: Wed, 30 Dec 1992 05:06:11 GMT
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- In article <1992Dec30.000557.20083@watson.ibm.com> margoli@watson.IBM.com writes:
- >In <1992Dec29.223707.23551@rotag.mi.org> kevin@rotag.mi.org (Kevin Darcy) writes:
- >>
- >>I do not argue "in favor of" abortion restrictions, Mark. That would imply
- >>that I preferred their existence over their non-existence. I do not.
- >
- >Well, how would you phrase it? Would it be fair to say that you're arguing
- >on the behalf of abortion restrictions? (Or on the behalf of those who
- >support restrictions, if you prefer.)
-
- Neither. The relation "on behalf of" denotes a faithful carrying-out of
- another's affairs. I do not argue "on behalf of" those who support
- restrictions -- my position is distinct from theirs.
-
- Perhaps a useful description can be obtained by introducing the notion of
- "concensus". Someone who was absolutely "pro-concensus" on the abortion
- issue would let the populace decide on each and every abortion restriction by
- vote (presumably, on a state-by-state basis). I wouldn't go that far, but my
- view tends a little that way for SOME post-viability issues. Would "limited
- pro-concensus" be sufficiently descriptive, you think?
-
- - Kevin
-