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Politics : Bill Clinton Scandal - SANITY CHECK
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To: pezz who wrote (65546)2/3/2000 10:32:00 PM
From: miraje  Read Replies (4) of 67261
 
Without a developed nervous system ,a consciousness, a sense of self awareness, an ability to think have feelings,it is more vegetable than human.

A fetus in the undeveloped state that you described is not a vegetable or a human being. It is a potential human being. Using terms such as "vegetable" or "bag of cells" is as disingenuous as pro lifers calling a fertilized egg a "baby".

I don't post much and hesitate to wade in on this issue, but I have to throw in my 2 cents. I am a libertarian and an atheist and view this issue as a matter of ones personal beliefs. With such a large number of people who view abortion as murder, I don't think that tax dollars should be used to fund the procedure. At the same time, I believe that abortion should be legal for those women who wish to undergo it, as long as the fetus is not viable or conscious or aware as you stated above.

PBA is a red herring thrown out by pro lifers. It is a rarely used procedure and usually done under dire life threatening circumstances.

What really gets me is the religious fundies antipathy towards birth control and sex education. With adequate instruction in and access to both, the number of unwanted births and abortions would decrease dramatically.

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