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From: dolan@ihnp1.UUCP (Mike Dolan)
Newsgroups: net.abortion
Subject: Re: mortality rates
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Date: Thu, 29-Mar-84 13:10:46 EST
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Posted: Thu Mar 29 13:10:46 1984
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<line-eater food>

I just wanted to make one comment about Sophie's response to "Organ
replacement vs. child bearing".  Sophie states:

	"The mortality rate for child-birth is still higher
	 than the mortality rate for early abortions..."

I understand that Sophie is talking about the mortality rate for the
mothers, but what about the children?  The mortality rate for early
abortions is 100% (as far as I know) for the unborn children.  If
you understand the unborn child as a human being, then that
mortality rate can be understood as a critical problem that far
outweighs the problems of inconvenience to a mother for several
months.  If the woman's life itself is in jeopardy, then the laws of
self defense apply, but those are very rare cases.

Have another good day,
Mike Dolan
AT&T Bell Labs, Naperville, IL
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