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To: Semper
... born, developed and productive fellow human beings.

The fact that you included 'developed' and 'productive' says lots about you. Does that somehow make the life more valuable? Don't tell me -- you're the type who doesn't mind offing mentally handicapped and old people since they're not 'developed' or 'productive'.

30 posted on 03/01/2005 11:18:24 PM PST by servantoftheservant
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To: servantoftheservant; Semper
Don't tell me -- you're the type who doesn't mind offing mentally handicapped and old people since they're not 'developed' or 'productive'.

I believe people like him refer to them as "useless eaters" if my memory serves me correctly.

31 posted on 03/01/2005 11:27:08 PM PST by papertyger
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To: servantoftheservant
you're the type who doesn't mind offing mentally handicapped and old people since they're not 'developed' or 'productive'.

You ASSume much. Judging handicapped and old people as not developed or productive is in your mind not mine. There are countless mentally (and otherwise) handicapped and old people living incredibly full and productive lives.

What is important to me is the quality of life we manage to obtain. Freedom is a major element of quality of life. Freedom to choose means the freedom to make poor/wrong decisions. I believe that abortion is a wrong decision in the majority of cases. So is smoking which kills and drinking alcohol which contributes to the deaths of too many and overeating which kills and ignoring the plight of much of the 3rd world which results in many unnecessary deaths.

Who put you or the government in charge of determining whether or not a woman must involuntarily experience the most consequential activity she will ever face - the development of a potential human being inside her body for 9 months and then endure a process which few modern women now endure without pain killing drugs. This can be the most rewarding experience or the most detrimental experience of a woman's life. It seems appropriate that she be the one to make the final decision regarding this.

If you are really concerned about the "sanctity of life", you might consider the possibility that life exists beyond this human experience and being born into this particular environment may not be such a great thing anyway - unless it is in the context of love, security, stability, maturity, opportunity, etc.

36 posted on 03/03/2005 2:20:03 PM PST by Semper
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