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- From: brinkley@cs.utexas.edu (Paul Brinkley)
- Newsgroups: talk.abortion
- Subject: Re: Pro-Child (was Re: Why we are pro-life:)
- Date: 22 Jan 1993 20:15:55 -0600
- Organization: CS Dept, University of Texas at Austin
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- In article <1993Jan16.015426.3835@nic.csu.net> tmarcha@opus.uucp (That Crazy Lady!) writes:
- > There is much much more to life than fetal development! There are
- >at least 18 years (legally) of nurturing, feeding, clothing, and educating once
- >the fetus leaves the womb. Will those of you who are so-called
- >"pro-life" commit to the adequate care of these unwanted children? Or
- >is life after the womb someone else's problem?
-
- There is at least one agency, called Greenwood, I believe, that tries
- to provide homes for pregnant women, and even help them train and apply
- for jobs. To me, this sounds like a very constructive and commendable
- way to approach pro-life; I urge both sides to keep this approach in
- mind when making their arguments.
-
- > Strangely enough, I find those who carry the pro-life banner are the
- >FIRST to complain about how burdened the taxpayer is by the welfare
- >system in this country. A system which, I may add, is terribly
- >inadequate with abortion being an alternative.
-
- Ach, ye've let loose the floodgates on that one. I find welfare to be
- very harmful (as you seem to agree), mostly because it creates the
- incentive to STAY on welfare. While abortion is certainly an option,
- I would much prefer to have welfare abolished.
-
- > In my opinion, Pro-Life is a moot issue until we as a society are
- >willing to ensure the quality of that life once it leaves the womb.
-
- I would claim that most pro-lifers agree, and that it is a liberal press
- that makes the minority of over-zealous pro-lifers way too visible as an
- attack point for pro-choice.
-
- Paul Brinkley
- brinkley@cs.utexas.edu
- Pro-Thought Advocate
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