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From: csdf@mit-vax.UUCP (Charles Forsythe)
Newsgroups: net.abortion
Subject: Re: Planned Parenthood
Message-ID: <683@mit-vax.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 21-Aug-85 21:09:45 EDT
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Posted: Wed Aug 21 21:09:45 1985
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In article <22@dscvax2.UUCP> mn@dscvax2.UUCP (Matt Noah) writes:
>Aside from the purely humanistic arguements, there are people in this
>country who believe in God and practice a particular religion.  Some
>religious beliefs hold human life as sacred.  Do you think PP considers
>a woman's particular religous affiliation before "counseling"?

I certainly hope not. We wouldn't want to abridge her religious freedom
as well as her biological freedom, now would we?

>  Just because a person belongs to a particular church, doesn't mean
>they don't consternate over decisions which are difficult in light of
>church teaching.  Pressures from different directions affect almost all
>of our moral decisions.  The woman that walks in to PP is pushed in one
>direction - abortion.

Well, I'm sure God will prevail, Matt. I don't know of any
self-respecting cousellor who doesn't suggest that the woman consult
with a preacher of her particular faith.

-- 
Charles Forsythe
CSDF@MIT-VAX
"We pray to Fred for the Hopelessly Normal
	Have they not suffered enough?"

from _The_Nth_Psalm_ in _The_Book_of_Fred_