emjej@uokvax.UUCP (04/10/84)
#N:uokvax:20200003:000:513 uokvax!emjej Apr 10 13:43:00 1984 Re Laura's conclusion of "if a fetus is a human being, then it is wrong to abort it:" this is an implication that I think even a pro- choice person would agree with--he/she would simply deny the antecedent. (If one is going to postulate the antecedent, well, that's one's privilege, I suppose, but be it known that others may disagree.) Also, I wonder what a non-human intelligence would make of the statement that a philosophy not based on the value of human life is of necessity subjective? James Jones
welsch@houxu.UUCP (Larry Welsch) (04/12/84)
I think it is irrelevant whether or not the fetus is a "human being." The issue is one of who has the right to make life/death decisions. States have proved inadequate to make such decisions. The only alternative is for the people directly involved with the life of the fetus and its raising to make such decisions. If the parents cannot agree, (unfortunate but sometimes happens) then the choice belongs to the mother. I will be quite happy to debate anyone on whether or not the state has the right to make life/death decisions for anybody. Larry Welsch houxu!welsch P.S. Sophie really did change my opinion on the issue of who should have the final say.