From: compton@plains.NoDak.edu (Curtis M. Compton)
Newsgroups: talk.abortion
Subject: Re: The March in D.C.
Date: 12 Apr 92 22:25:06 GMT
Organization: University of North Dakota, Grand Forks

In article <1992Apr12.172804.21244@cs.dal.ca> franklin@ug.cs.dal.ca (Steve Franklin) writes:
>  Pro-life/religious are against day-care because we feel (supported by
>psychological studies) that it can have harsh retroactive effects on the
>child. Confusing the child at an early age with contradiciting maternal
>and paternal influences can lead to a variety of problems. As well, it
>means that the parents are spending less time with their children, resulting
>in a lack of education between teh parent and child when we have so little
>in our present age already. We cannot leave education of important concepts
>up to strangers. It must begin at home.

If you are against day care, how do you propose to help families that need a
second paycheck to make the rent, put food on the table, and pay the bills?
It's all fine and dandy that you are against something that is so necessary,
many families would go under without.

>   We are not against equal pay in any case silly. We believe in equal
>pay for equal duty. Go spend more time with REAL women and see what they
>have to say about it.

I, too, have heard several pro-lifers argue that equal pay for equal work is
a bad idea (most notably, Randall Terry) so his point is not "silly".  What
the hell do you mean by "REAL women", anyway?  Are you suggesting the ones I
deal with on a daily basis are fraudulent?

>   We are not against health care whatsoever. THis is preposterous. We are
>aginst our money goin to support the thousands of abortions which we are 
>so disgusted by.

And I am disgusted by the tax-exempt status of many religious organizations
that are politically active.  The K of C is a shining example of a political
organization that should have it's exemption revoked.  Or is it that you are
the only one who has an opinion about fiscal policy?

>   Welfare to single mothers we support wholly. We respect the single
>mother who had the COURAGE and PERSEVERANCE to have the child when
>women like yourself would be screaming in her ear of the conveniences of
>the abortion as a solution.

Your side does all the screaming.  I've been at the Fargo Women's Health
Center last summer when the Lambs of Christ "counseled" patients by shouting
at the top of their lungs until they went hoarse.  No one I know of
advocates mandatory abortion.  I advocate choice.  I let the mother decide
what is best for her and I respect any decision she makes.

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Steve, nice .sig!   NOT!
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