From: utzoo!decvax!ucbvax!CAD:tektronix!tekmdp!janetr Newsgroups: net.women Title: What this newsgroup is for Article-I.D.: tekmdp.1740 Posted: Mon Jan 31 09:31:44 1983 Received: Wed Feb 2 03:25:44 1983 I disagree that this newsgroup is just for being helpful and supportive. I think small children and old people crossing busy streets might need help and support--for adult women, I'd much rather have honest, open discussions (altho I agree with you that few people are likely to change their minds about a topic like abortion as a result of reading something).