Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site umcp-cs.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!philabs!seismo!rlgvax!cvl!umcp-cs!brad From: brad@umcp-cs.UUCP Newsgroups: net.religion Subject: Re: Against abortion Message-ID: <622@umcp-cs.UUCP> Date: Fri, 8-Jul-83 22:34:26 EDT Article-I.D.: umcp-cs.622 Posted: Fri Jul 8 22:34:26 1983 Date-Received: Sat, 9-Jul-83 18:04:50 EDT References: <483@ihuxi.UUCP> Organization: Univ. of Maryland, Computer Science Dept. Lines: 42 From: rcj1@ihuxi.UUCP Subject: Against abortion Date: Wed, 6-Jul-83 17:01:26 EDT You mean to tell me that if a human's brain activity ceases he no longer qualifies as a human???? Exactly! That is the current definition of death in medical circles. I'm not sure why you have such a hard time believing this. It seems to me that if the brain is gone there isn't much of a person left and that the only reason the body keeps on fuctioning for any length of time is that some form of artifical life support is used. I've never heard of anyone being revived after "brain death", but I'd like to hear if you have any sources. And another thing, the next time your in Chicago stop by the Museum of Science and Industry and look up the baby exhibit. It consists of young fetus' individually cased in some sort of liquid preserver. The age of these fetuses range from a few weeks old to 8 months. Its remarkable how much a few weeks old fetus looks human!!!!. It's also amazing how much the fetus doesn't resemble a human. What about the tail and gills that the fetus poseses for much (a relative term I'll admit) of its development. Saying a fetus looks remarkably human is just a ploy for emotional sympathy and smacks of cheap theatrics. Its also easy to say that a fetus looks remarkably like a lot of other creatures. If women were told of the alternatives to abortion, maybe there wouldn't be as many.. Possibly, but its my gut feeling that most women having abortions know of the alternatives such as adoption or raising the child, but each has decided that abortion as the best alternative in her situation. I would be interested in any statistics that anyone could provide on this. b**2 (Brad Balfour) umcp-cs!brad