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- From: regard@hpsdde.sdd.hp.com (Adrienne Regard)
- Newsgroups: talk.abortion
- Subject: Re: When will We See the Changes in the Stats...
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- Date: 26 Jan 93 20:17:46 GMT
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- In article <81867@hydra.gatech.EDU> rpitts@cerl.gatech.edu (Richard Pitts) writes:
-
- >Or is drawing the line "somewhere" like a hunter going hunting and
- >shooting at anything that moves in the trees, even though he can't
- >make out what it is?
-
- Uh, not really.
-
- >As far as a societal consensus goes, I think most people believe that
- >the unborn is a person. However, they are willing to let SOMEONE ELSE (not
- >themselves) decide to terminate a pregancy for some supposed goal
- >or achievment that is "needed" or required as seen by the other person.
-
- Yeah, because the "other" person *IS* a person. No doubt about it.
-
- The incredible misogyny of deciding a person vs. a perhaps-we-aren't-sure-
- and-anyway-it's-harming-it's-host not-person in favor of the latter
- boggles the mind.
-
- The incredible mysogyny of reducing a woman to a breeding animal because of
- *your* *personal* values also boggles the mind.
-
- It isn't a simple either/or scenario. What abortion restriction entails is
- returning women to the status of chattel, and nothing less.
-
- Not too surprising that there's a level of outcry, is it?
-
- Adrienne Regard
-