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From: phanes@sun.uucp (Pam Hanes)
Newsgroups: net.abortion
Subject: Re: Why is it?
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Date: Fri, 4-Oct-85 17:42:42 EDT
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Posted: Fri Oct  4 17:42:42 1985
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> In article <321@cylixd.UUCP> charli@cylixd.UUCP (Charli Phillips) writes:
> >>>Why is it the most outspoken and prolific writers in the 
> >>>pro-life camp (in this forum) are men.  I realize men outnumber
> >>>women by quite a margin on the net, but where are the female counterparts
> >>>of the Pauls, Garys, and Mikes?? [David Hayes]
> >>
> >>They're at home, barefoot and (or course) pregnant. I don't think they'd
> >>be allowed to use a computer if they knew how.  [Charles Forsythe]
> >
> 
> It's true, I'm neither outspoken nor a prolific writer in this
> newsgroup, but I am a woman who is definitely pro-life.  By the
> way, I am not at home (although I would like to work at home if the
> phone hookup charges were not so expensive), I am not currently
> barefoot, (although I do sometimes take off my shoes), and I am not
> currently pregnant.  As for your final point, I am working on a
> Ph.D. in Computer Science, which may not necessarily indicate the
> computer know-how that many of you have, but I think it at least
> indicates that I am allowed to use a computer, at least occasionally.
> 
> I am not asking for an apology, I'm just trying to provide some
> relevant information.
> 
> 			Marlene Phillips


  I too am a female who is a pro-lifer.  I have been reading this particular 
  net discussion for perhaps a month now, but have not been extremely inclined
  to write in, since I am not as outspoken as others and take flaming a bit
  too personal.
  Like Marlene, I am not at home (but bed does sound like a nice ideal about
  now :>), I am almost always barefoot (by choice), and I am most definately
  not pregnant.  I am not going after a doctorate in anything, but most of my 
  work is done at a workstation and not with a duster.
  When I say that I am pro-life, I speak not from any type of experience or
  proven fact belief.  I speak from my own personal feelings that can be
  justified only by saying, "This is what I feel is right."  Abortion is a very
  emotional subject and it is hard to use stone cold fact to prove one's belief.
  Unlike most pro-lifers on the net, I feel that there are certain circum-
  stances in which abortion should be allowed; such as in cases of incest (I
  could never have carried my incestuous step-father's child full term, if he
  had every impregnanted me), rape, or endangering the mother's life (phys-
  ically).  I do not, however, feel that abortion should be used as a means of 
  birth control.  There are too many ways to prevent pregnancy to justify using
  abortion in this manner (Yes, I am in favor of educating the masses about 
  birth control, including, and especially, teenagers.).  And once pregnant, 
  there are too many people willing to adopt and support an "unwanted child" 
  (I hate that term).
  
  Well, guys, you asked for female pro-life opinions and you got them.  Be
  gentle with the flames, please.

					-phanes

  "...and some people kiss cows..."

  Disclaimer:  These views are strickly those of the author and reflect in no
	       way the opinions of my employer and certainly not my husband.


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