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- From: mcochran@nyx.cs.du.edu (Mark A. Cochran)
- Subject: Re: Christian Pro-Choicers
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- In article <C19Fzr.7D8@news.cso.uiuc.edu> cobb@alexia.lis.uiuc.edu (Mike Cobb) writes:
- >Maybe this is a strange way of looking at it, but if it is not human, then what
- >is it?
- What are you talking about? Sperm, ovum, cancerous tumors? Thy're all
- as human as a z/e/f.
-
- >If all humans have rights, then why does this thing NOT have the same
- >rights that all other humans do? As to the "conceive and bear a son" line not
- >showing humanity, what does it show? Do women ever conceive and bear a table,
- >or a monkey, or an apple?
- Women do occasionally give birth to thigns that can hardly be
- described as 'people', yes.
-
- >From the moment of conception the only thing that is
- >added is food and protection.
- I suggest that you sign up for a remedial biology course, and find out
- for yoruself how ludicrous that statement really is.
-
- >All of the genes and dna that are needed, color
- >hair, eyes, sex, etc., are all present? If humans deserve to be protected, AND
- >THIS THING IS HUMAN, then why shouldn't it be protected?
- Perhaps because lots of non-protected things are human. Perhaps
- because it's leeching off a womans limited resources against her will?
- Perhaps because it's very presence is a threat to the womans health,
- ecmonomic future, and life? Perhaps because it takes more then dna to
- make a human. Perhaps because your statement that 'color, hair, eyes,
- sex etc., are all present' is false during a large portion of the
- pregnancy, and certainly false of the embryonic period during which
- most abortions are performed.
-
- --
- Mark Cochran merlin@eddie.ee.vt.edu
- These are the views of my employer, your employer, your government, the
- Church of your choice, and the Ghost of Elvis. So there.
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