esk@wucs.UUCP (Paul V. Torek) (02/11/85)
[many replies, short but sweet] From: Pete Hardie, Univ. of Florida,..!akgua!uf-csv!uf-csg!hardie > Whether or not abortion is legal has no bearing on its morality. > The moral judgement of abortion should have no effect on its legality. ^^^^^^ The (unintended) irony is probably lost on the author. From: js2j@mhuxt.UUCP (sonntag) > Is there any doubt that a 6 week old fetus does not yet have more > conciousness than a Labrador Retriever? ^^^ But, at least if it has *some*, that 'yet' is crucial. From: Scott D. Anderson decvax!ittvax!anderson > I agree, without reservation. Anyone who's been reading this newsgroup as > long as I have must have realized by now that no one is flexible or > compromising in their beliefs. Abortion is simply not a resolvable issue. > Eventually, I believe, one side will be much more powerful than the other, > and will simply force their beliefs on the other. ... I agree, with reservations. I don't think disagreements are irresolvable in principle. I think resolution will come, but very slowly. In the meantime: *** pass the ammunition, and may the best idea win! *** From: becky@cylixd.UUCP (Becky Bates) > I have no conclusions, I ride the fence on this issue... See folks, there *is* someone worth trying to persuade after all. There are two sides to every issue, and I'm always on --the THIRD side, Paul V. Torek, ihnp4!wucs!wucec1!pvt1047 Don't hit that 'r' key! Send any mail to this address, not the sender's.