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To: Alan Markoff who wrote (17300)	6/9/1998 4:41:00 PM
From: mark silvers	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 39621

Alan How goes it, hope all is well... I dont think it is fair to characterize all women who have abortions as having a lifestyle choice as their reason. Weather one is for or against abortion it is important to realize that many women face extremely harsh decisions. Ones where the choices to be made fall into the lose/lose realm. Many women are faced with pregnancies knowing that they are emotionally and/or physically unable to care for that child. The reason for their inability may vary from a lifestyle choice to drug addiction, emotional/physical/phsycological disabilities, lack of resources, homelessness, etc. That is before we even beginning to get into even more distasteful but all too real situations like rape, incest, and other horrors. To characterize all women as frivolously making that decision because they may lose their figure, or dont want to give up a career, is somewhat insulting to the women who face very tough and all too real decisions that will probably leave them emotionally scarred no matter what they decide. Mark

To: Alan Markoff who wrote (17300)	6/9/1998 4:45:00 PM
From: Ann Corrigan	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 39621

Allan The fetus is not a human being until it is viable without the mothers body. When it reaches that point where it can physically survive without her food supply, etc. you can then call it a separate, distinct, indpendent human being. Until that stage of fetus development, it is a part of a womans body. Same as a leg or arm. And as I stated before to save you the assertion of "what about the fetus' soul." The definition of the word "soul" is nebulous. It is a matter of opinion what a soul really is. I believe it is the record a human being above the age of 10 or 11(it's debatable what age) carries with them thru life. A record of their essence as a human being. be good, Ann Whatever the reason a woman deems an abortion necessary, it is her body. Most importantly, God gave her control of her body; as stated before if he trusted men more with this mission he would've given it to them. Don't you trust God's wisdom? Evidently he certainly trusted woman's judgement in this matter.