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- From: margoli@watson.ibm.com (Larry Margolis)
- Subject: Re: Parallel situations
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- Message-ID: <1992Dec30.202557.22636@watson.ibm.com>
- Date: Wed, 30 Dec 1992 20:25:57 GMT
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- References: <1992Dec28.182701.28515@watson.ibm.com> <1992Dec30.011753.7937@cs.ucla.edu> <1992Dec30.050758.1772@watson.ibm.com> <1992Dec30.095751.1789@cs.ucla.edu>
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- In <1992Dec30.095751.1789@cs.ucla.edu> gds@york.cs.ucla.edu (Greg Skinner) writes:
- >In article <1992Dec30.050758.1772@watson.ibm.com> margoli@watson.IBM.com writes:
- >>Again, there's a difference between a right and a reason for exercising that
- >>right. Her *right* is to control how her body is used.
- >
- >I am not disputing that right. I am pointing out that men do not have
- >any rights in this situation,
-
- Men have the same rights as do women regarding bodily autonomy. Since the
- fetus isn't growing in the man's body, though, this doesn't help him much.
-
- >If the woman decides to carry the fetus to term, I believe she should
- >be able to get financial support from the father. However, I believe
- >he also should have some child support rights, which he does not have,
- >either.
-
- Fine.
-
- >>It has been said many times previously in this newsgroup (t.a) that the
- >>woman has the right of removal, not the right of destruction. That the
- >>fetus is not capable of surviving on its own at the time of practically
- >>all abortions is just too bad for the fetus.
- >
- >If fetuses could be safely removed, do you agree that the mother and
- >father have equal responsibilities to support the fetus/child?
-
- "Could be" and "should be" are two different things. Personally, if neither
- one wants a child, I don't think that first or second trimester fetuses
- *should* be saved.
- --
- Larry Margolis, MARGOLI@YKTVMV (Bitnet), margoli@watson.IBM.com (Internet)
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