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To: Ish who wrote (3883)1/20/2003 6:37:01 PM
From: Lane3  Read Replies (3) | Respond to of 7720
 
I'm sure the abortion and death penalty debates will be around for a long time.

Yes, I agree. And they will swing to and fro over the centuries. It seems to me the easiest of the lot is the issue of assisted suicide. That's a no brainer in my mind, unlike abortion where I can see how reasonable people may differ.

Anything involving the death of a human being tends to stir up deep feelings.

Yes, those pesky deep feelings keep interfering with rational determinations. I have a friend who's typically quite sensible and very smart who won't designate herself as an organ donor because she's afraid someone will take them before she's done with them.



To: Ish who wrote (3883)1/20/2003 8:44:19 PM
From: The Philosopher  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 7720
 
Anything involving the death of a human being tends to stir up deep feelings.

By which statement, you stake out the position that a fetus is a human being from the soonest point that it would be possible to abort it. (I won't say conception, because it takes a bit of time to figure out you're pregnant and arrange for an abortion.)