The right to an abortion is not the right to terminate another human life. There exists no right to terminate another human life; otherwise, the right to abortion would extend to infanticide and murder. It does not.<br><br>
The right that exists in an abortion is the right to control the processes of your own body. Society has no right to dictate whether or not you are pregnant. It has no right to dictate whether you receive life-saving treatment if you don't want it. And, as the Supreme Court affirmed yesterday, it has no right to control whether or not you die, if that decision is being made from rational deliberation and not under the compulsion of mental illness.
<br><br>You do not have the right to purchase whatever you like. If such a right existed, I would be driving to work in my gold-plated jet-powered Rolls Royce, when I felt like it. This is because resources are scarce; rights are not. The scarce resource to be allocated in this case -- which, I might add, we have the <i>right</i> to allocate in a democracy -- is Moscow's retail business. Should we really allocate every last dollar of Moscow's retail business to a business, simply because it can afford to eat ten years of zero profits and no other business in town can?
<br><br>I really don't know why I'm doing this again, Donovan. It must be some infinite optimism about the basic reasonability of mankind. I've got to say though: you've put a pretty big dent in infinity..<br><br>-- ACS<br>
<br><div><span class="gmail_quote">On 1/18/06, <b class="gmail_sendername">Donovan Arnold</b> <<a href="mailto:donovanjarnold2005@yahoo.com">donovanjarnold2005@yahoo.com</a>> wrote:</span><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
<div>No where in any of my posting did I state I was for illegalizing abortion Hansen nor did I make any correction. Pretty sad I have to post it TWICE or three times and you still do not comprehend.<br> <br> Now you know why I have to post three or four time. You cannot read or comprehend arguments that are beyond the basic cookie cutter arguments where you are told how to think and respond with a set of preset responses.
<br> <br> Again, why is it that a women's choice to terminate the life of a developing human MORE PARAMOUNT then her right to buy, sell, and trade property with whom she wishes for essential goods that impact her quality of life?
<br> <br> How can one make one argument with the other?<br> <br> Are you only for women making a freedom of choice providing it is a choice you agree with?<br> <br> _DJA<span class="q"><br><br><b><i>Tom Hansen <<a href="mailto:thansen@moscow.com" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">
thansen@moscow.com</a>></i></b> wrote:</span><blockquote style="margin-left: 5px; padding-left: 5px;"> <div><div><span class="e" id="q_108e0f5a2881069d_3"> <div><font color="navy" face="Arial" size="2">
<span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: navy;">Yes, Arnold. </span></font></div>
<div><font color="navy" face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: navy;"> </span></font></div> <div><font color="navy" face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: navy;">
However, I posted prior to your second (or was it third?) correction.</span></font></div> <div><font color="navy" face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: navy;"> </span></font></div>
<div><font color="navy" face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: navy;">You really must get out more, Arnold.</span></font></div> <div><font color="navy" face="Arial" size="2">
<span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: navy;"> </span></font></div> <div><font color="navy" face="!" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: navy;">Enough said.</span></font>
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Tom Hansen</span></font></div> <div><font color="navy" face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: navy;">Moscow</span></font><font color="navy" face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: navy;">
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</span></font></div> <div> <div><font color="navy" face="Times New Roman" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: navy;"> "Life should NOT be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in an attractive and well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, chocolate in one hand, a drink in the other, body thoroughly used up, totally worn out and screaming 'WOO HOO. What a ride!'"
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Donovan Arnold [mailto:<a href="mailto:donovanjarnold2005@yahoo.com" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">donovanjarnold2005@yahoo.com</a>] <br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sent:
</span></b> Wednesday, January 18, 2006 4:03 PM<br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b> Tom Hansen; 'Nick Gier'; <a href="mailto:vision2020@moscow.com" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">
vision2020@moscow.com</a><br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> RE: [Vision2020] A Woman's Right to Choose (where she shops) Hangs inthe Balance</span></font></div> </div> <div><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">
<span style="font-size: 12pt;"> </span></font></div> <div><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Hansen,<br> <br> Do you read what the other person writes before responding? Seriously.<br>
<br> You wrote:<br> </span></font><font color="navy" face="Arial" size="!"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: navy;">"Simply eliminating legal abortions will not eliminate abortions altogether, Arnold."
<br> <br> My argument, if you actually read it, you would have discovered that I stated I OPPOSED illegalizing abortion. <br> <br> It is you that wish to impose your preferences and beliefs on other people, just like the religious right, you just have a different set of preferences and beliefs that you wish to impose on me.
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