Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site ttidcc.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!philabs!ttidca!ttidcc!regard From: regard@ttidcc.UUCP (Adrienne Regard) Newsgroups: net.abortion Subject: re taking a stand Message-ID: <696@ttidcc.UUCP> Date: Tue, 20-Aug-85 17:34:25 EDT Article-I.D.: ttidcc.696 Posted: Tue Aug 20 17:34:25 1985 Date-Received: Fri, 23-Aug-85 04:44:29 EDT Organization: TTI, Santa Monica, CA. Lines: 26 (re letting the women decide) >Matt Noah >Fine. I, being a pro-lifer will go along with that. One wonders how you can leave yourself so wide open. >Two things, however. You will probably be surprised that if just women >voted on this issue, abortion would be made illegal. Unsupported assertion, however: whether or not we (I?) (you) are surprised is immaterial. I'd be curious why you figure that a vote would/should be so swayed by the men. If the opinions are that far apart, maybe we should take a second look at the impacts, since they might conceivably be very disparate, too, which would re-raise the equity questions everybody's been wrestling with. >Second, in light of the fact that the fetus cannot speak for itself - which >is also true of newborns - I exercise my constitutional right to speak for >him or her. Interesting interpretation of your constitutional rights. Shall I send you a copy, so you'll have some idea whereof you speak? Adrienne Regard