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From: neal@denelcor.UUCP (Neal Weidenhofer)
Newsgroups: net.abortion
Subject: Crime and Punishment
Message-ID: <420@denelcor.UUCP>
Date: Tue, 1-May-84 11:42:28 EDT
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Posted: Tue May  1 11:42:28 1984
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	Below is a response from hercules!archiel to a recent article of
mine and my response back to him.  I tried to mail it to him but it was
returned as non-deliverable.

>What punishment is the woman being subjected to.  Do you really believe
>that pregnancy is a punishment for some immoral act?

	I believe two things about this:
	
	1.  Protestations notwithstanding, I believe that what you just
	    said is behind the stand of many of the persons who consider
	    themselves "pro-life".
	
	2.  I believe that being compelled to complete a pregnancy against
	    one's will can well be considered punishment.
	
	What I was referring to however, was the punishment awaiting a
	woman who terminates a pregnancy if the "pro-life" forces succeed
	in making it illegal to do so.
	
			Regards,
				Neal Weidenhofer
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