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From: steven@qubix.UUCP (Steven Maurer)
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Date: Wed, 2-May-84 06:56:41 EDT
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[An open letter to Sophie Quigley]


    I am somewhat upset at your rather violent reaction to the
    discussions on this net, Ms Quigley.  Since it does not seem
    to me to be productive to debate your tone, I would rather
    debate the content of your letter.

	1]  Although I agree with you as to the fact that abortion
	    should remain legal, I completely disagree with your
	    blanket dismissial of any anti-abortion arguments.  It
	    should be noted that in this country, it is illegal to
	    abuse children, even though the life of the child, and
	    every bit of food, may have been provided for by the
	    people doing the abusing.    In short, it has been decided
	    that dependency does not mean that the dependent is
	    entitled to no rights at all.  Is this so wrong?

	2]  While you are correct in that I never will get pregnant,
	    I am led to believe by your statements that you yourself
	    have never been pregnent.   By harping on the ill effects
	    some women suffer when carrying child, you have shown
	    your own ignorance in this same field; almost no pregnency
	    is anywhere as near as bad as you discribe it, and (I have
	    been told) is often a quite pleasurable sensation as well.
	    Thus, I do not think that you are any more, or less, qualified
	    to discuss this question than any male in the newsgroup.

	3]  It has been my experience that many women bring problems
	    with late abortion upon themselves, delaying the date up
	    to the last minute.  (This notably does NOT happen in rape
	    cases, however).   Pregnent women, no matter what situation
	    they are in, have a strong desire to carry the fetus to term.
	    Thus the decision for the abortion is delayed day after day,
	    which makes it all the more harder in the end.  (I must admit
	    that my experience is limited to only 2 cases, in which I was
	    not heavily involved, however this is a lot more than most
	    people have had).

	4]  Finally, don't go making believe that it is the "big bad
	    sexist preacher's association against women" which is against
	    abortion.   Even I will admit that late term abortions are of
	    questionable morality -- which is why this group was created --
	    to question it.


	Steven Maurer