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APPENDIX A. TALK.ABORTION: AUGUST 9, 1994 157<br />
: her own actions, <strong>the</strong> woman’s life is undeniably altered whe<strong>the</strong>r<br />
: or not she aborts or brings <strong>the</strong> child to term.<br />
But why do you think YOU should be <strong>the</strong> one to decide HOW her life is altered?<br />
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Wayne (waynet@indirect.com) "My ancestors were Puritans from England. They<br />
arrived here in 1648 in <strong>the</strong> hope of finding<br />
greater restrictions than were permissible<br />
under English law at that time."<br />
- Garrison Keillor<br />
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Article 46<br />
Reference 161844<br />
From n-peal@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu<br />
Date Thu, Aug 4, 1994 3:39 PM<br />
pcrotty@UWYO.EDU writes:<br />
>In article , ray@netcom.com (Ray Fischer) writes:<br />
>>prc@physics.physics.wm.edu (Patrick Crotty) writes ...<br />
>>> n-peal@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu (peal nora c) writes:<br />
>><br />
>>>>Why is <strong>the</strong> life of a fetus more important than <strong>the</strong><br />
>>>>life of a woman?<br />
>>><br />
>>>It’s not. It’s not any *less* important, ei<strong>the</strong>r. Women generally do not<br />
>>>die during childbirth, so having a baby is usually not a threat to <strong>the</strong><br />
>>>woman’s life.<br />
>><br />
>>Having a baby is always a threat to a woman’s life, and always causes<br />
>>some injury. Why should a fetus have more rights to a woman’s body<br />
>>than does <strong>the</strong> woman herself?<br />
>Umm.....I am, to say <strong>the</strong> *least*, confused. Did you yourself not say<br />
>something along <strong>the</strong> lines of "A woman’s right to her body should end<br />
>where <strong>the</strong> fetus begins", or something to that effect?<br />
Yup. You’re right...he did. You’re not alone in your confusion,<br />
however...people on t.a. have been trying to get Ray to explain<br />
his abortion restriction views for months and months.<br />
>>>>I’d say <strong>the</strong>y are very fortunate. I’d also say<br />
>>>><strong>the</strong>y should be thankful to currently have <strong>the</strong><br />
>>>>freedom to make that extremely personal choice for<br />
>>>><strong>the</strong>mselves.<br />
>>><br />
>>>Too bad <strong>the</strong>ir unborn child doesn’t have any say in <strong>the</strong> matter.....<br />
>><br />
>>Just as poor people, even those dying, have no say in what you may do<br />
>>with your property.<br />
>><br />
>>>>I can see how those acts would help women. How would banning<br />
>>>>abortion help women?<br />
>>>