regard@ttidcc.UUCP (Adrienne Regard) (08/21/85)
(re letting the women decide) >Matt Noah >Fine. I, being a pro-lifer will go along with that. One wonders how you can leave yourself so wide open. >Two things, however. You will probably be surprised that if just women >voted on this issue, abortion would be made illegal. Unsupported assertion, however: whether or not we (I?) (you) are surprised is immaterial. I'd be curious why you figure that a vote would/should be so swayed by the men. If the opinions are that far apart, maybe we should take a second look at the impacts, since they might conceivably be very disparate, too, which would re-raise the equity questions everybody's been wrestling with. >Second, in light of the fact that the fetus cannot speak for itself - which >is also true of newborns - I exercise my constitutional right to speak for >him or her. Interesting interpretation of your constitutional rights. Shall I send you a copy, so you'll have some idea whereof you speak? Adrienne Regard