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From: silver@csu-cs.UUCP
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Subject: Re: Abortion -- where will the line be drawn?
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Date: Wed, 13-Jul-83 01:08:32 EDT
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Posted: Wed Jul 13 01:08:32 1983
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Responses to responses... 

There are already  too many  people in the world.  If you argue  against
abortion because it deprives the world of potential  people, you are not
being realistic.  More people does not mean more great people; actually,
it means less for everyone, and everyone suffers.  (To reiterate my main
argument:  Those  against   abortion  are  being  more  idealistic  than
realistic.)

Killing young fetuses is neither  quantitatively  nor  qualitatively the
same  as  killing  concious  human  beings.  Stop  pushing  the  "Hitler
argument"; it only avoids the real issue.  We are  discussing  abortion,
not genocide.

If you haven't been through the experience, I truly believe that in this
case you are simply not  qualified  to comment.  I have been there and I
do speak from experience.  (yes, I'm male, but you know what I mean...)

Willing to argue this subject all night (sigh...),
Alan Silverstein