Posted by Cory [nt] on October 31, 1999 at 20:34:31:
In Reply to: Re: Tsk tsk...I thought 5's were better debaters! posted by Ryan on October 31, 1999 at 18:11:46:
> Umm... nice. An abortion flame war. We never have any of these in this country.
> I think abortion is a vile and reprehensible act. Yet, I will never tell a woman that she must have MY child, let alone tell any woman having someone else's child that she has no right to make a choice in the matter of her own body. I know nothing of the pain and trauma of the whole gestation and childbirth process, and that is why I leave the argument to women. Yes, Cory, this does make me pro-choice technically.
> My own "logical" argument is that a fetus is literally physically dependent upon its mother for survival and therefore its rights are subordinate to its mothers rights. I would HOPE that all mothers would make the less painful choice and bear the child if its possible for that child to have a good home through its family or through adoption. But keep in mind that there is a huge problem with overpopulation in the world and that there is no greater sorrow than an unwanted child.
> Comparing abortion to the Holocaust is like comparing two different fruits, one that is round and red and the other that is round but orange.
> Ryan (who doesn't give out too much personal information on here for precisely this reason)