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To: one_less who wrote (66617)	4/5/2000 7:02:00 AM
From: Ish	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 67261

<<Its not good because the dad is not given any status in the situation. >> My feeling is that by the time a young woman is ready to abandon her baby the father is pretty much out of the picture.

To: one_less who wrote (66617)	4/5/2000 7:40:00 AM
From: Neocon	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 67261

Of course, abortion-rights are an attack on paternity, since it is a decision made by the woman in consultation with her doctor, and men have no standing in the process. The common argument that if there were a vote on the procedure, it should be confined to women, merely extends the offense to men's stake in the future, as if they have no legitimate interest in the fate of their babies or the quality of their society, lacking ovaries. The question is, will the practical effect on the conditions of abandonment likely outweigh the broader significance of the legislation? And there is an additional question, which is this: do we ever want to "normalize" abandonment, even if relatively benign? Without having given it much thought, it seems to me that reducing the penalties for "responsible abandonment", to make it more attractive than sheer waywardness, would be the best way to go...... By the way, you are quite right about the casinos. Atlantic City is highly dependent on busing in blue-haired slot jockeys from several states, many of them regulars on a pension.......

To: one_less who wrote (66617)	4/5/2000 9:44:00 AM
From: DMaA	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 67261

The Denver blue collar workers deposit a check at the casino at least once a month around here Unlike the state sponsored lotteries which do prey on the the lowest on the economic scale, casino gambling is a disaster for all levels of society. Every 3 months or so around here there is another high profile legislator, city official, etc. caught embezzling or some other criminal activity, who pleads gambling addiction as the cause of his actions. We hear a lot about the increase in bankruptcy. I suspect a large fraction of the increase is due to the explosive growth of casino gambling.