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To: Lane3 who wrote (3506)12/27/2002 3:29:01 PM
From: TimF  Read Replies (1) of 7720
 
A key theme in Americana is that we are free from the intrusion of government to the maximum extent possible, ceding our freedoms only to the extent that it is essential to assure order--the safety of our citizens and their property from assaults from each other or from the government. Abortion laws do not meet that standard.

That is where we differ. I think they meet that standard, with the possible exception that fetuses are not considered citizens, however it is also illegal to murder legal residents who are not citizens and illegal aliens. The laws against abortion would be to assure safety even if it is not technically the safety of our citizens.

too culturally and religiously tied, and too hot to legislate.

I'm not sure that these specific parts should count against it. Too hot merely means whatever is decided a lot of people will not like it but the legal decision has to be made one way or the other. As for culturally and religiously tied - If the law was directly about religion I would consider that a disqualification but not the fact that certain religions tend to support it strongly or even support it for religious reasons. Abolition and civil rights for black people where also cultural and religious hot issues but that didn't and shouldn't have meant the government can not do anything in those cases.

As for the 1 month old who is allowed to die when extradinary attemps to save its life could not make it viable - There is a difference between ceaseing extraodinary attempts to save a life on one hand and taking a life on the other.

Tim
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