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

To: The Philosopher who wrote (18555)	7/18/2001 1:09:12 AM
From: Solon	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 82486

I respect your sincerity there. But it is not so simple as the question of fetal rights. The anguish of the Supreme Courts involve--not the direct issues at the hub--but the spokes that radiate from the issue. Most people have absolutely no idea of what is entailed. We could argue for a million years whether or when a potential human should have "rights" that would countermand the "rights" of an ACTUAL human. We could argue and argue and argue. But I have never seen an argument that makes a human egg more important han a guy with a hard-on...or a whore about to be raped. Everything in the universe is a POTENTIAL human. Should we put every egg, sperm, mite, and cherry pit in the universe on ice? Obviously we can't--so your "choice" is meaningless. If we drop arguments from "POTENTIAL" , the only rational argument left is "ensoulment". Maybe you could tell nme where to draw the luine there...

To: The Philosopher who wrote (18555)	7/18/2001 1:56:12 AM
From: Dayuhan	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 82486

Given that choice, since there is really no way to prove which "side" is right, I go with the decision that, if wrong, will have the lesser consequences. The lesser consequences for you, that is. Since we will never know what is "right" or "wrong", or even if there is any "right" or "wrong" beyond our own perception, do we not have do decide what is "right" and what is "wrong", or, more accurately, what is the most acceptable middle ground between two extremes, both of which are widely perceived to be undesirable? What is "right" or "wrong" is meaningless here. We have to decide what is, to us, acceptable. It will not be an easy process.