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From: pwk@ccice2.UUCP (Paul W. Karber)
Newsgroups: net.abortion
Subject: Re: Something NEW...
Message-ID: <670@ccice2.UUCP>
Date: Sun, 20-Oct-85 21:06:54 EDT
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In article <799@x.UUCP> wjr@x.UUCP (STella Calvert) writes:
>In article <590@linus.UUCP> meister@linus.UUCP (Philip W. Servita) writes:
>>                 ----------------------------
>>                 |   Why is rape illegal?   |
>>                 ----------------------------
>
>It is a violation of a person's right to control over <appropriate pronoun>
>body.
>
>				STella Calvert
>				(guest on ...!decvax!frog!wjr)

A basic precept of US law is that everyone has to right to be secure
in their person and effects.  Clearly one is not secure in their
person if they are raped.  This is not the same as the right to
control one's body.  Our society restricts our control of our
bodies in many ways.  Suicide is illegal.  The government attempts
to restrict what substances we can put into our bodies.
There are many medical operations, procedures, and drugs that
cannot be obtained in the US.

-- 

Of course I could be wrong.

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