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To: Grainne who wrote (16564)	1/23/1998 2:57:00 PM
From: j g cordes	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 108807

You were setting a conditional question, not asking me what I thought. I think that abortion is necessary. From the larger perspective of world stress leading to greater deaths through war, starvation, illness and all the related costs in support of dealing with these problem.. population growth is perhaps THE QUESTION going forward. It is very easy in a country with our wealth and resources to argue the rights of the not yet born, let those who believe this visit and LIVE IN countries where added mouths kill the living. To me the abortion question is a small issue within a larger one. The real question is controlling population growth. This infringes on the basic biological "rights" and instincts of being alive.. to be fertile and have children. Its a moral and ethical question on who has the right to populate further, and who calls the shots on not and how much. The Chinese did it from the top down authority, they recognized it as the only way to stop their country from imploding.

To: Grainne who wrote (16564)	1/23/1998 7:15:00 PM
From: MSB	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 108807

Christine, Your comment, "I think there should be a lot more reproductive responsibility, but everyone is not equally healthy or at a good place in their lives, and some ill and underaged women are used by men, . . ." I can see the aspect of underaged women being used by men, but I'm missing the reference to those who are ill. What kind of illness would women be suffering from which men might exploit for the explicit purpose of having sexual relations? Haven't really read the thread for awhile. Thankfully when I do, I know there won't be any specific posts which might irritate me. Back to art: I really can't justify buying a piece of art in the four digit range given our current combined income. We would have to cut back drastically to buy something in the range of the pieces prices. Besides, don't really have a distinctive place to display it. Not to mention, I'd have to take it down and hide it when my parents or S.J.'s mother came over. <gg> Another artist whose work I enjoy, stopped by where I work yesterday. While out and about last weekend I saw a piece of his displayed in one of the galleries which I liked. I walked out to the front of the business where he was standing and asked him to let me know when he wanted to give me a 95% discount, I'd take "Girl in a Tub" off of his hands. He said, looking over to his wife, "you do know that is (wife's name)?". Okay, 75%. :-)