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From: hawk@oliven.UUCP (Rick)
Newsgroups: net.abortion
Subject: Re: Re: A little light humor.  Or, perhaps, tragedy.
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Date: Tue, 30-Oct-84 20:16:56 EST
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>>>> She isn't denying aid, she is actively acting against another and his
>>>> property rights.  Destroying the fetus is an even greater violation of its
>>>> property rights than hanging around for a few months is a violation of the
>>>> women's rights.
>>>>
>>>> -- 
>>>> [hplabs|zehntel|fortune|ios|tolerant|allegra|tymix]!oliveb!oliven!hawk
>>>
>>>So if I pitch a tent, without permission, on someone else's property, I
>>>have the right to squat there until I decide I don't need to use the
>>>land anymore.
>>
>>	But if
>>	1)  driving you off that land will cost you your life, and
>>	2)  you are not responsible for the situation, and
>>	3)  I drive you off the land in full knowledge of the fact,
>>	I suspect that I would be prosecuted for murder.
>
>Humm, so by your definition, countries who refuse to give asylum to political
>refugees who will be murdered if they go back home (as in the case of quite
>a few latin american political refugees) should be prosecuted for murder.
>Funny how I've never heard of this happening.

1.  Countries can't be prosecuted for criminal offenses (just a technical
	point)
2.	Only if they are in the country refusing aid to start with and are
	being sent back.  American policy is to grant aslyum if the person's
	life would be in danger, anyway.

rick