From: utzoo!decvax!harpo!npoiv!hou5f!ariel!houti!lime!we13!plw
Newsgroups: net.women
Title: Re: There is nothing wrong with Abortion
Article-I.D.: we13.393
Posted: Sat Feb  5 17:39:56 1983
Received: Sun Feb  6 06:42:17 1983
References: watmath.4470


	HORSE-FEATHERS!!! To say that an entity must be self-conscious of its
own existance to have a right to life is absurd at best. How do you determine
that any entity is aware of its existance - 'I think, therefore I am'? Prove
to me that you are aware of your own existance. It should be interesting.

	The arguments for abortion that say that a handicapped child should
be aborted (quality of life arguments) are the most selfish ones I've heard.
They are obviously looking at that life from their own point of view. My
youngest brother-in-law died at the age of 12 years after his parents were
told he wouldn't live 6 months. He was a multiple-handicap - cerebral palsy,
heart defects, and brain damaged. He never learned to crawl, talk, or do
anything for himself.
	I doubt if he was ever aware of his own existance, and I doubt if he
knew how pitiful that existance was from our point of view. But he was one of
the happiest children I knew. He certainly was aware of other people's
existance.

	As far as abortion for any reason goes, let's get one thing straight
right from the start:

		Sex(ual intercourse) causes babies

If this was drummed into people from early childhood, the abortion rate would
go down. Recreational sex is a sign of the hedonistic, self-centered times we
live in. The 'Me first', post-war generation making itself known. I can't say
that the *only* purpose of sex is procreation, but I also can't say that just
because it feels good, its primary purpose is enjoyment. I don't know of any
mammal that has sex for fun other than the 'superior intelligent' homo sapiens.

	I've seen many requests for sex education, but none for birth-control
education. There are many methods for birth control ranging from abstinance to
sterilization with varying degrees of effectiveness and all of which have side
effects of one form or another. (Maybe we shouldn't fool with Mother Nature!)

	Why is it people are always wondering how to close the barn door after
the horse is gone?


				Burners on 'pilot', please
				Pete Wilson
				...we13!plw