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Subject: Re: Best for Others?
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In article <2621@watdcsu.UUCP> mberkley@watdcsu.UUCP (J.M.Berkley - Computing Services) writes:
>Maybe this is true in a legal sense, but not morally.  I'm
                                              ^^^^^^^
>talking about morality in society, not legality.  Morally, you
                                                   ^^^^^^^
>can't do anything but consider the fetus a "person."

THE FOLLOWING IS NOT AN OPINION ON ABORTION!

A note to (hopefully) prevent future flames on this and other subjects.  What
is moral is what a person or group accepts as being moral.  If it is the custom
of a society to eat their first-born (to use an extreme case), then this is 
morally okay to them, and we cannot say they are wrong.  We abhor the practice,
and to everyone in our society (I hope), it is morally wrong.  But if we were
in their society, we would be morally violating the custom if we did not do the
same.

In this pluralistic society (that is what we are, isn't it?), issues such as 
abortion and prayer in schools do NOT have one view agreed upon by EVERYONE.  
If that were the case, then the above statements would be correct.  Instead,
they should read something like:

  "Morally, I cannot do anything but consider a fetus a 'person'."
           ^^^
It is fine for the poster to feel this way.  No arguments there. But he does
not have agreement from the whole society.

One more quick example:                        Moslems      Friday
It is morally wrong to work on the Sabbath for Jews     on  Saturday.
                                               Christians   Sunday

Each of these religious groups in America celebrate their Sabbath in their own
way, without imposing it on others.
-- 
                                             Alan Steinberg
                                             textronix!cae780!alan

Helllp, Mr. Wizarrrrd!  I don't want to be a programmer anymore!