| Dear ecommerceman: Well, if what you say is true then the discussion is does the end justify the means? One could say the same for Human Cloning (to arrive at a healthier etc etc human), closing off of all Government owned land to humans (to allow animals a better, quieter environment in which to live) and I could go on and on. The bottom line is that there are MANY things that would be Good, but those things require some type of sacrifice to attain them, whether it be morals, comfort, finances, etc. In those cases a National debate occurrs and under our Democratic System a solution evolves acceptable to the majority. I suspect that such may occur in this case. As to abortion and fetuses, My personal opinion is that this is a matter that ought to be up to ones own conscious and faith and not a matter for the Government to be involved in one way or the other, HOWEVER, I also feel that the government is not required not should encourage such behavior and if any Govt. monies are spent they ought to be spent in helping to alleviate the need for abortions through many ways which I wont go into here due to length but I am sure we can all think of things that could and can be done that would reduce the staggering number of abortions done each year as some people IMHO consider it merely a birth control measure which I find repugnant. Now, having said all that and then we end up with an aborted Fetus it does seem a waste to not derive some good for humanity BUT AGAIN this is NOT something the Govt. IMHO should encourage or sponsor. JDN |
