Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site dartvax.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!harpo!decvax!dartvax!tomj From: tomj@dartvax.UUCP (Thomas Johnston) Newsgroups: net.women Subject: Re: An old topic: abortion Message-ID: <734@dartvax.UUCP> Date: Thu, 16-Feb-84 20:35:08 EST Article-I.D.: dartvax.734 Posted: Thu Feb 16 20:35:08 1984 Date-Received: Sat, 18-Feb-84 01:37:48 EST References: <6904@watmath.UUCP> Organization: Dartmouth College Lines: 20 - 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