[extropy-chat] Abortion (was: Famous author self destructs in public!Filmateleven.

[Brent Neal]

 (6/6/05 12:25) Mike Lorrey <mlorrey at yahoo.com> wrote:

>If a fetus can survive outside the womb at 6 months (and many thousands
>do every day in this country), then third trimester abortion should be
>murder. Even Roe v. Wade agrees with me on this point, so if anybody is
>being extremist and hyperbolic, it is you, Samantha, and company, not
>me.

Viability of the fetus is a poor yardstick for determining whether an act is a felony.  Further, your logic is somewhat flawed since the child isn't outside the womb. Your consequent, as it were, does not follow.


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>No, I've not had any religious epiphanies of any sort, as much as you'd
>like there to be one. What I have crossed is a threshold. I've been
>willing up until recently to tolerate the libertarian majority opinion
>(certainly not unanimous to any sort of degree) regarding abortion, the
>war, and a few other issues which the vehement squeaky wheels have been
>ranting for years that theirs is 'the only position' a libertarian can
>take.

Heh. Could that possibly be because they, unlike you, recognize that any lines drawn are by necessity arbitrary and thus subject to the whims of politicians. In such cases, better to let the government stay out of it and let people act as conscience dictates. Such is the perogative of a free society after all.


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>Your opinion isn't on issues like this are NOT the default opinions for
>libertarians. 

Pot, meet Kettle.  Maybe now you'll be a little less strident when dealing with libertarians who disagree with you.



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>> 
>> If Mr. Lorrey's attitude and words are representative of The Free
>> State, I'm *awfully* glad I and my family didn't commit to moving
>> there.
>
>That is a cheap shot. BTW: How is the Christian Exodus going down your way?

At least that cheap shot was on target.  There is a big difference between SC and NC. Light years of difference. Still, allowances must be made for people who forget that women carry babies to term, not men...


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