From: utzoo!decvax!duke!unc!tim Newsgroups: net.women Title: Re: 10th anniversary Article-I.D.: unc.4583 Posted: Mon Jan 31 12:23:18 1983 Received: Tue Feb 1 09:00:47 1983 References: amd70.1337 sdcsvax.84 houxo.142 sdcsvax.92 This is exactly the sort of argument from the heart that can destroy a free government. I would never tell someone that they are not free to believe a fetus human. So why do they feel free to tell me I can't believe it isn't? If to you the issue is so obvious and simple, then act as your heart dictates IN YOUR OWN CASE. Don't try to tell me that your own emotions are a neccessary indicator of universal truth, though. Emotional arguments often say things like "If you will simply stop rationalizing and obey the dictates of your heart, you will have to agree with me." Some news for these people: not all hearts are the same. In my heart of hearts, I see the early fetus as a non-human organism no less than the unfertilized egg. Perhaps you would tell me that this is not really the way I feel. This is insulting. I know my feelings far better than you. Summarizing: Abortion is an emotional issue, and not one that can be solved in the general case by reason. Because of this, the government cannot get involved, since it is no more qualified than the individual to resolve this. I do not understand how people can consider themselves qualified to make other people's moral decisions for them. Tim Maroney duke!unc!tim