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- From: roelle@uars_mag.jhuapl.edu (Curtis Roelle)
- Subject: Re: Satanism articles - _The Humanist_ Part 1
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- Date: 21 Jan 93 16:30:18 GMT
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- max@admin.mport.COM (Max) writes:
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- >roelle@uars_mag.jhuapl.edu (Curtis Roelle) writes:
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- >>revpk@cellar.org (Brian 'Rev P-K' Siano) writes:
-
- >> [...] How many abortions were performed last year alone
- >>in the United States? Wasn't it somewhere between one and two million?
-
- >hi curtis,
- >i contend that there is MUCH more effort involved in being pregnant for 9
- >monthes than in getting an abortion at three monthes. you may not see any
- >difference between a pregnant woman in her first trimester and a full birth
- >experience, but having been around pregneant women, i can tell you it is
- >not a subtle difference.
-
- If being around pregnant women makes one an authority, then count me
- in that class :-). I agree that a fully developed infant is far more
- advanced than a month-old fetus -- it may be difficult for many people
- to distinguish the latter from the fetus of a fish. I see the
- question that persists in the abortion controversy being that of the
- existence of life, particularly human life. From there the issues
- rapidly become very complex, embroiling members of the medical, legal,
- and theological professions and the followers of all three.
-
- >>> Here's an additional statistic from the FBI: over two thousand
- >>>children are murdered each year by their own parents!
-
- >>Or is this death rate up to three orders of magnitude higher? Guess it
- >>depends on what the doctors and lawyers ultimately decide "children" are.
-
- >heh, i can see it now:
-
- > "dr. doom's abortion clinic and satainc bookstor:
- > walk in medical attention, candles, books, tarot cards,
- > and of course, heavy metal music selection...
- > enjoy our fine selection of d&d games in the waiting
- > and recovery rooms!"
-
- I didn't say that I believe that abortions are a form of satanic
- ritual abuse. However, given my admittedly off-topic comments above,
- I can see how you might conclude that I may be so inclined. Sorry
- for the confusion.
-
- Just one more off-topic remark. The option for adoption is not
- encouraged enough by abortion rights groups, in my opinion. I realize
- that carrying a baby full term puts added responsibilities on the
- mother, (e.g. she may have to take care of her health for one thing,
- cutting down or eliminating the use of tobacco and alcohol) and if she
- is economically deprived a reduction of income due to time off from or
- loss of a job might be an intolerable option -- not to mention medical
- expenses. Encouragement for adoption would have to include some
- incentive for its choice.
-
- I think this topic has been stretched to the limit for this newsgroup,
- and don't intend for it to continue beyond this post. However, if
- anything further is to be said, it should at least have a new title.
-
- >-max
- >"having a baby? no, we are having a child: fewer diapers! our lawyer said
- >so!"
-
- Sounds like a couple that has opted to adopt! :-)
-
- Curt roelle@sigi.jhuapl.edu
-
- Opinions of the author only.
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