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Politics : Sharks in the Septic Tank -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: cosmicforce who wrote (6033)2/16/2001 1:38:46 PM
From: Lane3  Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 82486
 
These slippery slope arguments have no satisfactory solution, IMO. It is a
lot like defining where the beach is!

I imagine that science and technology will eventually make the argument moot and pregnancy will only occur when it is intended. Meanwhile, I guess we just keep on debating to a standoff and try to avoid a catastrophic effect until the white knight rides to the rescue.

Or we could distract the discussion to other alternatives to accomplishing the same objective. How about this one. We could sterilize all men after harvesting and freezing their sperm. Then we could dole out the frozen sperm on an as-needed basis. Sex would be just for fun and relationship building. Reproduction would be separate.

I'm sure others could come up with other problem solvers. There are probably many ways to avoid killing fetuses.

Karen



To: cosmicforce who wrote (6033)2/16/2001 2:48:03 PM
From: Greg or e  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 82486
 
A "right to life" is a stronger philosophical argument.....The right-to-lifers would have a philosophically stronger position if they were actively working to prevent miscarriage and promoting birth control with the verve and vehemence that they produce in overturning Roe v. Wade.

The strength of the argument stands on it's own merits. The credibility of individuals might be affected but not the argument itself.

Greg


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