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- From: kevin@rotag.mi.org (Kevin Darcy)
- Newsgroups: talk.abortion
- Subject: Re: Spoken Like a True ProLifer
- Message-ID: <1993Jan24.223738.25588@rotag.mi.org>
- Date: 24 Jan 93 22:37:38 GMT
- References: <1993Jan24.055119.15266@mnemosyne.cs.du.edu> <1993Jan24.072401.22786@netcom.com> <1993Jan24.182831.4886@mnemosyne.cs.du.edu>
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- In article <1993Jan24.182831.4886@mnemosyne.cs.du.edu> mcochran@nyx.cs.du.edu (Mark A. Cochran) writes:
- >In article <1993Jan24.072401.22786@netcom.com> ray@netcom.com (Ray Fischer) writes:
- >>mcochran@nyx.cs.du.edu (Mark A. Cochran) writes ...
- >>> kevin@rotag.mi.org (Kevin Darcy) writes:
- >>>> mcochran@nyx.cs.du.edu (Mark A. Cochran) writes:
- >>>>>In order to have bodily autonomy, it is first necessary to be a
- >>>>>person.
- >>>>
- >>>>This is a ridiculous statement. All living organisms have varying degrees
- >>>>of bodily autonomy. Only some of those organisms have their bodily
- >>>>autonomy legally protected.
- >>>>
- >>>Since this is talk.abortion Kebbin, it should be self evident to any
- >>>thinking person that the bodily autonomy mentioned is specifically
- >>>that of a person, and legally protected. But if it'll make you happy,
- >>>here:
- >>>In order to have bodily autonomy, as it relates to legal protection
- >>>and the issue of abortion, it is first neecessary to be a person.
- >>
- >>Which leads to the inevitable question: what is it about birth that
- >>turns a fetus into a person?
- >>
- >Which can be argued into eternity, since 'personhood' is a state which
- >has a different meaning to each of us.
-
- I.e. fetal personhood arguments are a dead end.
-
- >>The legal argument isn't a useful one, as it can be argued that laws
- >>protect existing rights, and don't create rights.
- >>
- >I'm notarguing law, am I?
-
- "...as it relates to legal protection..."
-
- And the answer to your question is... <ding> <ding> <ding>...
-
- "YES, you idiot, you _are_ arguing law, even if you don't admit it!"
-
- >>The biological arguments are not relevent to the personhood issue (or
- >>at least, haven't been shown to be). The the fetus is inside another
- >>person doesn't necessarily mean it isn't a person. As far as I've
- >>been able to tell, that alone it not enough to determine or prevent
- >>personhood.
- >>
- >Rather depends on your definition of 'person' doesn't it Ray? Mine
- >happens to include a certain minimum level of self-support not
- >possible within the womb.
-
- Okay, fine. Now please state why YOUR definition, as opposed to other,
- competing definitions, should be the one upon which we base our social
- legislation (or lack of same).
-
- >>>Happy now Kibble?
- >>>My language may have been 'loose' Kebin, but at least I'll correct it.
- >>>Are you now ready to admit that you were incorrect in your usage of the
- >>>word 'schizophrenia' instead of 'mpd'? If not, you are simply
- >>>displaying your hypocrisy again.
- >>
- >>Is this in any way relevent? Or are you just resorting to a pointless
- >>ad hominem attack?
- >>
- >It's relevent to another thread, ...
-
- But not THIS thread. Please try to stay on-topic.
-
- - Kevin
-
- "kevin, you've often argued in favor of abortion restrictions."
- James G. Keegan Jr., keegan@acm.rpi.edu
- Sat, 12 Dec 1992 18:55:40 GMT
- <t9g20dp@rpi.edu>
-
- "for years, i've been arguing that you wanted to
- restrict women's right to terminate a pregnancy."
- James G Keegan Jr, keegan@pan.crd.ge.com
- 1 Jan 93 03:48:14 GMT
- <1993Jan1.034814.1823@crd.ge.com>
-
- ????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????
- ? ?
- ? "i haven't seen kebbie argue for legislation." ?
- ? James G Keegan Jr, keegan@pan.crd.ge.com ?
- ? 2 Jan 93 00:32:23 GMT ?
- ? <1993Jan2.003223.3588@crd.ge.com> ?
- ? ?
- ????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????
-
- "sure you do, kevin. you argue against women's right
- to terminate a pregnancy quite frequently."
- James G Keegan Jr, keegan@pan.crd.ge.com
- 2 Jan 93 14:54:05 GMT
- <1993Jan2.145405.947@crd.ge.com>
-