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To: tpaine
under this cold logic an unviable baby is not yet a legal person, as it is an inseparable part of its mother.

Under the cold logic of Dred Scott v. Sanford, a black was not a legal person.

200 posted on 06/06/2003 12:57:12 PM PDT by aristeides
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To: aristeides
under this cold logic an unviable baby is not yet a legal person, as it is an inseparable part of its mother.

Under the cold logic of Dred Scott v. Sanford, a black was not a legal person.

We fought a war to free slaves.. Would you fight another to decree women who abort to be murderers?

231 posted on 06/06/2003 1:21:47 PM PDT by tpaine (Really, I'm trying to be a 'decent human being', but me flesh is weak.)
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To: aristeides
Dred Scott v. Sanford

Can you give a quick synopsis of what went down? Believe it or not, I don't know; although it gets talked about all the time, what it was about remains a mystery.

306 posted on 06/06/2003 2:04:25 PM PDT by RightWhale (gazing at shadows)
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