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From: michaelm@3comvax.UUCP (Michael McNeil)
Newsgroups: net.abortion
Subject: Re: Re: Re: The Status of the Fetus and Its Rights (Humanity Defined)
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Date: Wed, 23-Oct-85 20:58:20 EDT
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Posted: Wed Oct 23 20:58:20 1985
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[poisoned line -- eat at own risk.]

> > ... the question of whether the fetus is or is not a human being is
> > not a scientific question, but a matter of semantics.  There are no
> > missing relevant facts which would allow it to "turn out" later that
> > the fetus is or is not a human being.  You state your precise
> > definition of the term HUMAN BEING, and I will tell you RIGHT NOW
> > whether or not the fetus is a human being according to your definition.
> >
> > Bill Tanenbaum - AT&T Bell Labs - Naperville IL  ihnp4!ihlpg!tan
> 
> You miss the point; I admit to the fact that different people
> have different opinions regarding the status of a fetus.  Therefor,
> my solution is to minimize damage until we decide (if ever).
> 
> David Messer   UUCP:  ...ihnp4!circadia!dave
>                FIDO:  14/415 (SYSOP)

Wonderful, isn't it?  *Unlimited* "benefit of the doubt" for the
fetus -- regardless of the degree of (or lack of) its development.  
*Zero* capability (ever) to "minimize damage" to *women*.  Now
why do you suppose that women never get the benefit of the doubt, 
hmm?  Perhaps because there's *no doubt* that women are human?  

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Michael McNeil
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