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From: mn@dscvax2.UUCP (Matt Noah)
Newsgroups: net.abortion
Subject: Rights and Brains
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Date: Mon, 12-Aug-85 11:58:58 EDT
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> What makes us special is our brains, not our bodies.  You anti-abortionists
> remind me of socialists who like to argue that being a body is enough
> to guarantee you all kinds of amazing rights and priviledges.  Of course, if
> you are both socialist and anti-abortion, then you're consistent, and also
> very rare!
> -- 
> Brad Templeton, Looking Glass Software Ltd. - Waterloo, Ontario 519/884-7473

Brad,  think of what you just said for a moment.  You have argued that a
person's brain is what makes 'em special and therefore gives them rights.  I
would argue that all mankind, each of us being created equal, are entitled to
certain inalienable rights such as the right to life, the right to freedom
and the right to undertake endeavors which make us happy.  These rights must
be tempered with the realization that they may come in to conflict with other's
rights and therefore are not absolute.  Also, from what I know of socialism,
we as Americans have many more rights.  What amazing rights are you referring
to?
If people were given rights based on the amount of brains or the quality of
their brains, we would quickly lose the freedom we now enjoy.

Matt Noah