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To: Ann Corrigan who wrote (245169)	4/3/2002 7:07:22 PM
From: Neeka	Respond to of 769670

Seems I've read the opinions of scholars that differ with yours. Ever hear the words narrow minded? You are certainly entitled to yours. M

To: Ann Corrigan who wrote (245169)	4/3/2002 7:35:53 PM
From: FastC6	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 769670

<<The fetus is not a "living human being>> Then why was a local man convicted of a double murder for killing a pregnant woman? . .

To: Ann Corrigan who wrote (245169)	4/3/2002 8:59:34 PM
From: Peter O'Brien	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769670

"thought experiment" re. absolute control over your own body: Assume the following set of facts: 1) Person A criminally assaults person B. 2) There is no doubt about Person A's guilt. 3) Person B is severely injured as a result of this assault. 4) Person B will die within 24 hours unless he/she receives an immediate blood transfusion. 5) Furthermore, in order to survive, person B needs to have a series of operations over the next nine months that will also require blood. 6) Person B has an extremely rare type of blood. 7) By coincidence, person A is the only other person in the world known to have this same type of blood; thus, person A is the only possible donor. 8) The amount of blood needed (immediately, and also over the next nine months) would not be fatal or life-threatening to Person A. 9) Person A refuses to donate blood to person B. Question: Can the government force person A to donate blood, or is person A's "right to their own body" inviolable?