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From: brianp@shark.UUCP (Brian Peterson)
Newsgroups: net.abortion
Subject: Re: Beyond Smugness: The Consequences Everyone Should Consider
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Date: Sat, 8-Dec-84 23:00:13 EST
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Posted: Sat Dec  8 23:00:13 1984
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XP   	Some interesting points are brought out in that posting,
XP   but I think the argument that abortion prevents future suffering
XP   is fundamentally flawed.  Abortion also prevents a future geniuses
XP   although, perhaps, to a lesser extent.
XP   						Ed Hummel

Wrongo Pongo!  Abortions do not happen at random, occuring with
equal chance in loving homes where people want a child to care for
and in "homes" where the parent(s) can't or don't want to care for
a child.  Abortions happen much more frequently in the second of
the two categories. (I hope that is obviously sensible to you all.)
Suffering is much much more likely than genius.

Brian Peterson  {ucbvax, ihnp4, }  !tektronix!shark!brianp
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