Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/5/84; site uwmacc.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!cbosgd!ihnp4!zehntel!hplabs!hao!seismo!uwvax!uwmacc!dubois 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 Article-I.D.: uwmacc.505 Posted: Fri Nov 30 17:27:11 1984 Date-Received: Tue, 4-Dec-84 05:18:02 EST References: <1782@burdvax.UUCP> <779@ariel.UUCP> <359@klipper.UUCP> <315@qantel.UUCP> <2794@ucbcad.UUCP> Organization: UW-Madison Primate Center Lines: 33 > > > 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