lsk (02/11/83)
Larry S. Kaufman Just to throw some more arguments into the fire: Someone stated that we have agreed that in our society murder is a no-no. Not really, It is perfectly acceptable for a general, or choose the military type title you want, to send men off to kill other men in war. Furthermore, he knows damn well a bunch of them will be killed. Society condones murder. Also, don't forget that not so long ago in the past, it was standard practice to put new born babes out on the mountainside for a night or two. If they died, they obviously didn't deserve to live because they weren't tough enough. Now, if THAT standard was still in effect, then PROBABLY abortion would be much more of a non-issue, because if it's ok to kill 2 day olds, it must be ok to kill 0 - 9 month old fetus'.
mmt (02/18/83)
Larry Kaufman hit the nail on the head in pointing out that we don't grant people the right to life AFTER they are able to breathe for themselves. The starving multitudes of the world would love to have this right for themselves, as would those hiding from bombs and bullets (not counting the soldiers who gloriously defend their sacred soil or ideologies or just are afraid to be shot by their superiors). The abortion argument seem rather like the argument as to whether to renew the gold paint on a rotting wooden carving. It's really nice to respect life, but lets respect ALL life, not just unborn humans. Martin Taylor