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To: MHGinTN
Thanks for your answers. Interesting.

A few more questions:

If you were successful in getting the government to classify abortion as murder, what would be the appropriate punishment for the women?

Suppose a group of religious people determined that there was scientific evidence to support their belief that your particular contraception (vasectomy) was causing "murders" and they were successful getting laws passed requiring that you have another surgery to correct that condition. What would your view be on that situation?

Their argument might be that the reproductive process starts with sexual intercourse and proceeds through conception, pregnancy, birth and rearing. You can't have conception without sexual intercourse and if you are preventing the reproductive process from progressing beyond that point, you are "murdering" potential life. YOU may not accept that but some people do and if they had their way there would be no contraception. Do you want their religious beliefs to determine how you live?

Suppose it was confirmed (as some scientists now believe) that overpopulation will soon cause massive social, environmental and survival challenges. And, those challenges must include the option of abortion as a successful means of dealing with them. Do we go with the religious beliefs of some to the detriment of all?

Do you acknowledge that there are those who generally oppose abortion and believe in God but do not want any particular religious group taking away their right to make reproductive decisions for themselves and their families?

214 posted on 06/19/2003 3:06:28 PM PDT by Semper
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To: Semper
Suppose you stick to the facts as they are.

Human lives that have begun are ended by abortion. There is no need to suppose about the treatment of lives which are not yet begun.
In the case of elective abortion, those humans are no danger to anyone else, and are ended purposefully.




247 posted on 06/19/2003 6:45:08 PM PDT by hocndoc (Choice is the # 1 killer in the US.)
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