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<DIV>Nick,</DIV>
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<DIV>Well, I'd like to think I read your material on abortion
carefully, and I haven't gone off halfcocked since I was
18. Besides, I don't see how sexual dysfunction is relevant to this
debate. Discussion for another day....</DIV>
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<DIV>As far as being nasty on list, my comments were mellow in comparison to
those directed at me. That's OK, I respect the right of others to express
their views, whether or not I agree. Tolerance and all that....</DIV>
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<DIV>Re: abortion. It would probably behoove us to address the bone of
contention beneath the entire debate before exploring all the corollary
arguments. Specifically, does an unborn human have constitutional
rights? Language such as "right to choose", "safe abortions",
"choice" and "reproductive freedom" proceed from what I regard as a false
premise: that the mother (and presumably) father, have such rights but the
unborn has none. I don't approach this debate from a religious
perspective. I believe that someday science will unlock the mystery that
we refer to as the soul. That questions of consciousness, what it entails,
will become clearer. It is these elements of our nature as humans that
distinguish us from all the other living things on this planet. I think
that at the moment that two people's DNA combine to form another distinct and
separate entity, these things are encoded, and if left unmolested, will
develop into a human being. From this standpoint, it seems that we possess, from
conception, all that uniquely distinguishes us as human.</DIV>
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<DIV>Before we explore questions regarding viability or degree of brain
development, wouldn't it be helpful and prudent to address the above,
overarching question?</DIV>
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<DIV>Best, Tony</DIV></FONT></BODY></HTML>