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From: david@tekig.UUCP (David Hayes)
Newsgroups: net.women
Subject: abortion quiz
Message-ID: <1828@tekig.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 29-Feb-84 14:42:51 EST
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Posted: Wed Feb 29 14:42:51 1984
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All this hoopla on abortion stirs strong emotions in everyone
it seems.  Why must there be a Gov't ruling or law at all??
I'll agree that maybe state and federal monies need not be supplied
for abortions, but if my family decides not to have a
child at this particular time, isn't this OUR business??

If all women are required to carry to full term and give birth,
will the pro-lifers help out in anyway?  Who will see that a 
child is loved and cared for?  Not the people who want abortion banned.
They will sit back and pat themselves on the back for saving 
a life and not think that life is more than a biological function.

I am curious to the responses to a few scenarios that readily
come to mind, feel free to write me and give me your opinion,
or just flame on:




1 -     A woman is pregnant, she doesn't want a child.



2 -	A typical family, two kids, Dad out of work.  A big OOOPs,
        and another is on the way.

3 -	A married couple going to school, of course there are
        big plans for both careers, again, unplanned pregnancy.

4 -	Here is an emotional one, your 14 year old daughter
        is pregnant.  She does or doesn't want the child,
        the father is or isn't around.



A few guidelines for those responding, 

I may not be of your religious faith, so that particular
argument is not real strong with me, but it still is a
viable stance for YOUR position.

I'll try and answer all submissions either thru mail or on the 
net, if my present beliefs are swayed by a particular
argument, I'll certainly post it.


tektronix!tekig!david


alias David Hayes