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From: rlr@pyuxd.UUCP (Rich Rosen)
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Subject: Re: The Status of the Fetus and Its Rights
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Date: Thu, 29-Aug-85 22:56:15 EDT
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>>>I refuse to treat a class of beings that once included myself as we
>>>treat germs or bugs or worms.

>>I don't blame you. The Bible spends a lot of ink discussing how the
>>humans are somehow "above" the "animals" (despite behavior to prove
>>otherwise :-). It's tough to accept the fact that we're just another
>>mammal.

> You are of course speaking for yourself I assume?

I think, Ray, that Forsythe was speaking for the human species.  Thus,
you are probably right in your insinuation that he was speaking for himself
and not for you.  After all, human beings don't have brains that are "cast
in cement"...
-- 
Anything's possible, but only a few things actually happen.
					Rich Rosen    pyuxd!rlr