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From: dubois@uwmacc.UUCP (Paul DuBois)
Newsgroups: net.abortion
Subject: Re: Re: Abortion and Capital Punishment
Message-ID: <505@uwmacc.UUCP>
Date: Fri, 30-Nov-84 17:27:11 EST
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Posted: Fri Nov 30 17:27:11 1984
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> > >	Human fetuses are no humans, and may be aborted. Since birth does
> > >	not miraculously brew "humans", the only logical limit is when
> > >	it becomes clear that a child is reasonable. So I think parents
> > >	should have the right to "kill" their children till something
> > >	like the age of 12. In fact in Japan this is already an accepted
> > >	point of view. Why would it suddenly be murder t " kill" a baby
> > >	that two days ago still was a "fetus" and so possible subject to
> > >	abortion? The natural limit would be this: At the moment a child
> > >	would be able to live after being rejected by its parents, it
> > >	could. Being removed from a womb is such a form of rejection.
> > >	(In fact, this is also a [Ll]ibertarian idea: nobody has the duty
> > >	to care for someone else, and children are held responsible for
> > >	themselves)
> >
> > Is this supposed to be a sick joke or what?  Either this is an example of how
> > ridiculous abortion is or this man wishes to be flamed to death.
> >  
> > I have never heard such a evil thing on this network before.  I can't believe
> > people really think like this.  I hope no one else out there has this demented
> > view of children, whether you are pro-abortion or not.  Does this man propose
> > that we set ourselves up higher than any other authority and kill children 
> > because they can't take care of themselves?  I just can't believe anyone could
> > say such a thing!
> 
> Of course he's not serious. What I don't see is how somebody could possibly
> miss the ironic intent of the article...
> 
> 	Wayne

It's easy; all you have to do is realize that some people *do*
think that way.
-- 
Paul DuBois		{allegra,ihnp4,seismo}!uwvax!uwmacc!dubois