From: utzoo!decvax!duke!mcnc!unc!wm Newsgroups: net.women Title: Re: 10th anniversary Article-I.D.: unc.4564 Posted: Thu Jan 27 11:54:59 1983 Received: Sun Jan 30 07:43:02 1983 References: sdcsvax.84 Well, I'll try to hit above the belt here (so to speak). This letter is in response to the letter wondering how people could justify abortion, which was in response to the person who was commenting on how recently abortion was made legal. It seems like we are discussing two different things here. One person is talking about the fact that abortions are LEGAL, and the other about whether they are MORAL. I don't agree with or like abortion, and would not suggest to someone that it is ok to do. Yet I was out last saturday in the rain at a pro-choice rally holding a sign celebrating the 10th anniversary of the Roe vs Wade decision. I believe that making abortions illegal will not stop them in the slightest, but will only hurt women and possibly kill them. Therefore, I am for choice, and will actively fight for it. If someone is against abortion, let them suggest alternatives. Making it illegal would be like making DRINKING illegal. And the anti-abortion forces even have the GALL to suggest a constitutional amendment! If we couldn't enforce an amendment against drinking, how in the world are we going to enforce an amendment against abortion. An elite corps of Pregnancy Police. Road blocks on the highway with spot checks (pun intended)? If people REALLY feel abortion is wrong, let them work to provide socially acceptable alternatives to abortion. It seems that most people who are against abortion are also for making women who get pregnant feel ashamed and sleezy (I can hear all the flames turning up from that one!) Let's see some real work in this area, instead of people just trying to make abortions illegal. If all the anti-abortion fervor and lobbying could be turned to provide alternatives to women who get pregnant, or safe, reliable methods of birth control (for men, as well as women) then maybe abortions will become a thing of the past. flame off Wm Leler - UNC Chapel Hill