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To: YlangYlangBreeze who wrote (492)	2/13/2001 1:17:51 PM
From: MulhollandDrive	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 948

I apologize Joelle. I was posing a question to Jorj WRT brain waves and fetal development, and you responded with a "rat" one liner. So I responded in kind. >>Correct me if I'm wrong: My understanding is that at one point you felt all abortion was permissable at the discretion of the mother, then you you felt that viability was at issue, and now you are undecided about when and whether.. is that a fair way to represent your evolution?<< When I first became aware of abortion as an issue (Roe v Wade decision) I totally agreed with that decision, but I consider that in retrospect I was ignorant of the development of the human fetus at the various stages (and we still continue to expand our knowledge). I used to believe that the fetus was a "part of" the mother and the mother should have full autonomy over her own body. I currently believe that the fetus is a separate entity dependant upon the mother. I haven't been able to conclude at what point it is morally permissible to destroy nascent human life. A brain wave seems, in my opinion, to connote a distinction of human development that goes beyond a cluster of dividing cells. I am truly sorry to hear to that you suffered the violence of rape. My husband's grandmother was raped at the age of 86. I hope I never come close to experiencing again the sense of rage that I felt when I learned of that brutal act. I also have a very close friend who's daughter was abducted and raped at the age of 12. I am very cognizant of the passionate feelings of anger and moral indignation that arises out of the crime of rape. But somehow, I cannot translate that anger toward an innocent developing fetus, yet I would not prohibit a woman from obtaining an abortion in such a situation. (an inconsistency, I know) Fortunately, I think the number of conceptions that occur (at least in the country) as a result of rape are relatively rare. Plus,we have morning after drugs for women after such an assault.