Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site masscomp.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!bonnie!masscomp!carlton From: carlton@masscomp.UUCP (Carlton Hommel) Newsgroups: net.abortion Subject: Re: A simple question Message-ID: <197@masscomp.UUCP> Date: Mon, 7-Jan-85 21:48:46 EST Article-I.D.: masscomp.197 Posted: Mon Jan 7 21:48:46 1985 Date-Received: Tue, 8-Jan-85 04:40:46 EST References: <3229@alice.UUCP> Reply-To: carlton@masscomp.UUCP (Carlton Hommel) Organization: Masscomp - Westford, MA Lines: 36 Summary: In article <3229@alice.UUCP> ark@alice.UUCP (Andrew Koenig) writes: >>The fetus is not an animal. > >The trouble with... your answer is that it is >merely your own opinion. Just as some people believe there is no >real difference between humans before and after birth, others >believe there is no real difference between humans and other animals. The problem with your reply is that it is not a matter of opinion whether the fetus is human/alive. A 10 week old's heart beats, its brain waves, and it does its deep knee bends each morning. Science says this, with its fetalscopes, EEGs, and mother's tummys. > ...legal treatment of killing animals, criminals, >or fetuses. But since there is far from universal agreement >on any of these issues, I conclude they should all be legal. There is a legal difference between manslaughter, second degree murder, and first degree murder. Even though a jury may not be able to decide which a defendant should be charged with, clearly, the murder/death was illegal. The judicial system is based on idea that each case is resolved on its own merits. You can't generalize. >Since I know several people who think abortion should be illegal >yet eat meat, I was wondering how they justified it. I am still >wondering. Wondering about what? Is there a question in there someplace? I am not carrying a kitten, cow, or pig. I am carrying a human being. It is not customary to eat human beings. Eating animal flesh does not need to be justified. Alana Hommel (for Carl Hommel) Wife: Oh wow! My first posting to net.abortion! Husband: Just don't cross-post to net.general.