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From: tomj@dartvax.UUCP (Thomas Johnston)
Newsgroups: net.women
Subject: Re: An old topic: abortion
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Date: Thu, 16-Feb-84 20:35:08 EST
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Posted: Thu Feb 16 20:35:08 1984
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-  While this is not my opinion, Kantian ethics would dictate that no
one should be allowed to have an abortion:
 
                   ~x(1) -> ~Ex(n) 
            If there is one woman who should not have an
            abortion, then no women should have abortions.
 
   Many people are not so absolute, saying that abortion should be
allowed for victims of rape and incest, for example, or if a birth
would endanger the life of the mother. 
 
   My own opinion is that as society, through the courts, has thrown
out bill after bill dealing with morality (blue laws overturned, sex
between consenting adults is legal), legislation on abortion is nearly
impossible, as it will automatically impinge on the rights of the
parents and of the unborn child.  I am aware that I assume unborn
child to have rights.
 
                        Tom Johnston
                        linus!dartvax!tomj