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From: bullfrog@ihuxf.UUCP (k. gaskell)
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Subject: Re: Re: Vet kills his baby.
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Date: Thu, 21-Feb-85 18:21:38 EST
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> not been an uncommon practice in a large number of societies.  Some American
> indian cultures were supposed to have exposed one of a pair of twins;
> one Indian caste (until recently) consisted only of men, always married out
> of caste, and destroyed female offspring; and exposure of unwanted children
> has been widespread in Europe (such as ancient Greece and Rome.)  In China
> today, there is widespread killing of female infants in the countryside
> (strong political disincentives for multiple child families and strong
> traditions for male heirs combine to produce this trend.)
> 
> In some cultures under some conditions, infanticide may be considered sick.
> In others, it may be viewed as normal, practical, pragmatic, and important.
> 
> I do not draw a line between deformed and normal newborns.  If they are
> unwanted by anybody, then let them be destroyed after a reasonable period
> (say two weeks.)  This policy would not rule out orphanages run by religious
> groups (or perhaps adoptionages.)  Just as animal lovers who sponsor the
> ASPCA accept humane destruction of unwanted pets, we should accept humane
> destruction of unwanted newborns.  (However, I wouldn't go so far in my
> analogy as to say they should be sterilized upon adoption.  That thought
> is repulsive to me.)  Proclamation of humanity by the parents or by
> adoption would confer all the rights that children normally enjoy today.
> -- 
> 
> Mike Huybensz		...decvax!genrad!mit-eddie!cybvax0!mrh

 INFANTCIDE IS SICK!
	Just because the destruction of healthy newborns is accepted in
 the some so called "civilized" societies, should the barbaric idea
 be accepted in ours?  Get your head out of your ass!  Your reasoning
 would support the eradication of some ethnic group in the United
 States just because the controlling society of Germany in the 30's
 and 40's accepted the eradication of the Jewish people.  On the
 other hand, your ideas may not be that twisted.  Perhaps, if your
 parents would of known at the time of your birth that you would
 write supportive material for deformed ideas, they would of spared
 us both by having you destroyed shortly after you performed the 
 only meaningful act you will perform in your life...your birth.

 Ken Gaskell      ihnp4!ihuxf!bullfrog