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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hey Scott, how's it hanging? Say, in your
hypothetical scenario, are there perhaps thousands of individuals and couples
waiting in the wings to donate a liver to you should I refuse? Oh my, how
inconvenient when our metaphor falls flat. In the case of abortion, of
course, there are literally thousands of folks waiting around the block to adopt
the little human being in question, so the bio mother's decision to not be
involved in it's raising would not condemn it to death.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Really Scott, no bobbing and weaving is required to
defend the right to life of innocent babies, just a modicum of sensitivity and
vision. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Best, -T</FONT></DIV>
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style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=sdredge@yahoo.com href="mailto:sdredge@yahoo.com">Scott Dredge</A>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=vision2020@moscow.com
href="mailto:vision2020@moscow.com">vision2020@moscow.com</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Friday, January 26, 2007 10:03
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [Vision2020] Compassion for
All Life</DIV>
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<DIV
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman,new york,times,serif">Tony,<BR><BR>You
can oppose abortion all you want. The fact is that whether or not
abortion remains legalized or whether it is completely banned will not
directily impact you. You personally gain no rights nor lose any rights
as abortion restrictions ebb and flow.<BR><BR>But would your position on
"compassion for all life" change at all if you were affected? For
instance, let's say that I need half of your liver to survive because for
[insert any reason] my own liver is failing. Let's say that an operation
to split your liver carries no more risk of death to you than that of a woman
in child birth. Let's also say that the recovery time from this
operation is no more burdensome than what women typically go through from late
term pregnancies through child birth. Your liver will regenerate back to
full size 6 months after the operation. The question then I have for you
is this: should you be allowed to make the choice of whether or not to donate
half of your liver to save my life or should the government be allowed to
strap you to a gurney against your will and take half of your liver to save me
in the name of "compassion for all life"?<BR><BR>Looking forward to your
bobbing and weaving response - if you have any response at
all.<BR><BR>-Scott<BR><BR>
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Original Message ----<BR>From: Tony <tonytime@clearwire.net><BR>To: Nick
Gier <ngier@uidaho.edu><BR>Cc: vision2020@moscow.com<BR>Sent: Friday,
January 26, 2007 5:42:19 PM<BR>Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Compassion for All
Life<BR><BR>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Nick, your revered logic would dictate to me that
the ONLY species out of how many millions on this planet that is capable of
sending space probes beyond the solar system, composing great works of
literature or carving David from solid marble, is reasonably viewed as
superior to the other lesser endowed species. Is our existence no more
remarkable than a muskrat when we can compose poetry or construct the Twin
Towers?</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Yes, human being is a biological category, but
one of extraordinary uniqueness, endowed over and above the others in a myriad
of ways. They are also, according to our Declaration, deserving of and
endowed with, certain unalienable rights, one of which is the right to
life. And therein your dilemma. You can cling tenaciously to an
irrelevancy, are they persons or non persons, but you cannot deny their
humanity. It seems Nick, that you pick and choose which written
declarations you will adhere to. I suppose we all must. Is the
Supreme Court the entity I most trust in deciding these matters, or do I rely
on the wisdom of those who drafted the Declaration of Independence and our
Constitution? Guess I'll stick with the latter. You apparently
prefer the former, as is your right. I will continue to oppose the
premeditated killing of innocent human beings, but I am willing to agree to
disagree with you if you choose a different path.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Sincerely,
-Tony</FONT></DIV></DIV><BR></DIV></DIV>
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