Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10 beta 3/9/83; site uwmacc.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!philabs!cmcl2!seismo!uwvax!uwmacc!dubois From: dubois@uwmacc.UUCP (Paul DuBois) Newsgroups: net.abortion Subject: Re: Illegality won't stop it Message-ID: <371@uwmacc.UUCP> Date: Thu, 4-Oct-84 13:52:44 EDT Article-I.D.: uwmacc.371 Posted: Thu Oct 4 13:52:44 1984 Date-Received: Sat, 6-Oct-84 02:00:09 EDT References: <216@cadovax.UUCP> Organization: UW Primate Center Lines: 20 > Keith Doyle > Regardless as to whether or not you think abortion is MORALLY wrong, > isn't it obvious that even with very strict laws SOME people will get > abortions anyway? Wouldn't it be better to have SAFE (to the mother) > above ground abortion clinics rather then foster yet ANOTHER underground > ILLEGAL activity? Begs the question of safety (to the mother). Maybe SOME will get abortions anyway, true. But violation of a standard in no way implies that the standard should be thrown away. (SOME people will always murder someone else). Yes, I know, I'm begging a question here, too. The point, though, is about tossing laws because they'll be violated. (that, in itself, is not a reason to toss them) -- Paul DuBois {allegra,ihnp4,seismo}!uwvax!uwmacc!dubois "Make me to go in the path of thy commandments; for therein do I delight." Psalm 119:35