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To: Solon who wrote (17272)	6/21/2001 10:51:55 PM
From: The Philosopher	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 82486

At one time dueling was considered not only acceptable, not only a right, but an obligation. Then it became a crime. For a while people still fought duels. But fewer and fewer. Now there are no duels fought per se, and nobody thinks anything of it. Customs change. Civilization survives.

To: Solon who wrote (17272)	6/24/2001 3:51:48 PM
From: Lazarus_Long	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 82486

You know very well that in a society where abortion was considered murder--all the abortions would be done illegally underground, or by oneself--not by "doctors." Ah, yes. Exactly the situation that existed before Roe v. Wade. The anti-abortionists forget that it really isn't true that abortions weren't done before that decision. They were- -and a lot more women died as a result of them. Although I suppose that many of them think that that is as it should be. If you're going to "commit murder" by having an abortion, then you deserve to die. And I think that the above is an effective counter to Chris's dueling analogy.