Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site alice.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!decvax!bellcore!allegra!alice!ark From: ark@alice.UUCP (Andrew Koenig) Newsgroups: net.abortion Subject: A simple question Message-ID: <3189@alice.UUCP> Date: Sun, 23-Dec-84 01:01:16 EST Article-I.D.: alice.3189 Posted: Sun Dec 23 01:01:16 1984 Date-Received: Sun, 23-Dec-84 08:47:11 EST Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories, Murray Hill Lines: 13 Some people believe abortion is murder. Others do not. Some of those that do so think that abortion should be illegal, for the same reasons that murder is illegal, even though they know many people disagree with them. Some people believe killing animals for food is murder. Others do not. Some of those that do so think that killing animals for food should be illegal, for the same reasons that murder is illegal, even though they know many people disagree with them. Can someone please explain to me why abortion should have a different legal status than killing animals?