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- From: acolman@nyx.cs.du.edu (Alison Colman)
- Subject: Re: Christian Pro-Choicers
- Message-ID: <1993Jan23.021307.10400@mnemosyne.cs.du.edu>
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- In article <C19Fzr.7D8@news.cso.uiuc.edu> cobb@alexia.lis.uiuc.edu (Mike
- obb) writes:
- >Maybe this is a strange way of looking at it, but if it is not human, th
- n what
- is it? If all humans have rights, then why does this thing NOT have the
-
- Who is saying that is isn't human? I have yet to hear any pro-choicer say
- that a z/e/f isn't human.
-
-
- same
- >rights that all other humans do? As to the "conceive and bear a son" li
-
- If you are so concerned with the humanity of a fetus, why did you just
- call it a "thing"?
- e not
- >showing humanity, what does it show? Do women ever conceive and bear a
- able,
- >or a monkey, or an apple? From the moment of conception the only thing
-
- No, women bear babies. Surely you learned this somewhere along the line.
- hat is
- >added is food and protection. All of the genes and dna that are needed,
- color
- >hair, eyes, sex, etc., are all present? If humans deserve to be protect
-
- So? Have you given any thought to where the z/e/f's food and protection is
- coming from? Could it be...a woman? what about her? Can't forget about
- her. Women aren't simply baby containers, you know.
- d, AND
- >THIS THING IS HUMAN, then why shouldn't it be protected?
- Why should it? Simply because the z/e/f is human is not enough reason to
- make abortion illegal. At least not in my book.
-
- >(Just because it can't talk back?)
- >
- >MAC
-
- Alison
- acolman@nyx.cs.du.edu, alison colman@launchpad.oit.unc.edu
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