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From: dbrown@watarts.UUCP (Dave Brown)
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Subject: Re: a pro abortion argument
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Date: Tue, 5-Feb-85 18:47:06 EST
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> From: scgvaxd!dan@seismo (Dan Boskovich)
> >> [analogy of fetus to brain-dead person]
> >This argument is unacceptable and invalid. No one in their right mind
> >would pull the plug on a "brain dead" person if the Doctor assured the
> >relatives that in a matter of several weeks the patient would experience
> >a complete recovery and live a healthy life
> 
> Ah, but what if the doctors said, "Yes, he'll recover in a few months, but in
> the meantime you are going to have to provide blood, nutrients from your
> body, constant attention, etc.  Oh, and if you had any other plans for the
> next few years of your life, forget them.  And get rid of that glass of wine."
> I think at this point the person being required to provide this assistence 
> gets a say in the matter.  (How many legal cases have there been down the
> line of "person X needs <substance, such as bone marrow, or organ> and Y is
> the only person who can provide it safely (Y is a relative"?  I haven't heard
> of one of these yet in which Y was *required* to come through with whatever X
> needed.
> 
> I don't think the analogy breaks down as readily as you seem to think
> (though, of course, all analogies have problems).
> 
> 							-Dragon
 
     Although we up here in Mulroney land are going through an abortion
arguement at this very moment, I would like to say that up here, we are
not as suit happy as you people to the South.  Canadians still believe 
that getting all you can get out of life, at the expense of others, is
asking for chaos.

                                           DAVE BROWN