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Subject: Re: my mail box overfloweth
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Date: Sun, 15-Apr-84 18:46:00 EST
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Laura, having an abortion is not evading responsibility.  It can, in
fact, be the achieving of a "good" (as you explained them).

Is the fetus a human being?  I agree, a lot hinges on that.  I'd say we
should wait until the evidence is in, but I think it already is right
there in plain sight.  The fetus is not human until it can live on its
own.  If that means with the help of medical technology, fine.  Woman have
the right to hand over the fetus to that technology, with no punishment
if it does not survive, and no obligations to the fetus if it does.

If you want to do away with abortion, work towards better medical wizardry,
and be willing to adopt the children that result.

Alan Silverstein

PS:  Sorry for the number of followups today.  I'm trying to be pithy but
I feel the urgent need to counter some of the statements made here.