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From: tdn@cmu-cs-spice.ARPA (Thomas Newton)
Newsgroups: net.abortion
Subject: Re: Madelyn's question
Message-ID: <345@cmu-cs-spice.ARPA>
Date: Thu, 25-Apr-85 00:05:18 EST
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> Whenever I travel somewhere by car, I take on the risk that I
> might be involved in an automobile accident.  Are you seriously
> suggesting that if I am injured in a crash, it would be evading
> my responsibilities if I were to seek medical treatment?

Seeking medical treatment for an auto accident does not involve violating
someone else's rights.  Abortion involves the killing of a baby.  It's not
seeking to minimize bad consequences in itself that is wrong.  It's saying
that "I will minimize the consequences to myself even if I need to violate
someone else's rights to do so."

                                        -- Thomas Newton
                                           Thomas.Newton@cmu-cs-spice.ARPA