| Pete Dashwood 2007-05-17, 6:55 pm |
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"SkippyPB" <swiegand@Nospam.neo.rr.com> wrote in message
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> On Wed, 16 May 2007 10:41:33 -0600, Howard Brazee <howard@brazee.net>
> wrote:
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> That's what Leviticus (old testment says). There are a few places
> where it says it is at conception. I don't have the passages handy.
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> If it can be definitely stated and proven that an embryo is a person,
> then abortion is certainly murder and should be illegal. That level
> of definition has not happened, so we are left with our own opinions
> and morals on the issue.
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> No, I guess the right thing would be to legislate that abortion is
> only legal in a case to save the mother's life. No other reason makes
> sense.
>
Ouch! Even if I couldn't think of any "other reasons" (and I can...) I'd
still hesitate to make such a statement. (There could be "other reasons" I
simply haven't thought of...)
This is an issue that obviously generates fiercely intense feelings on both
sides.
Best left to those who are in the "qualified set" (women), in my opinion.
Pete.
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