From: sbooth@lonestar.utsa.edu (Simon E. Booth)
Newsgroups: talk.abortion
Subject: Re: Simon Booth comes out pro-choice
Keywords: You expect me to mark my deletions?  Dream on...
Date: 15 Oct 92 21:30:18 GMT
Distribution: usa
Organization: University of Texas at San Antonio

In article <1992Oct14.001826.5995@mnemosyne.cs.du.edu> kcochran@nyx.cs.du.edu (Keith "Justified And Ancient" Cochran) writes:
>[Sorry, but I'm leaving this whole thing in.  I don't want our resident
>6 year old to say that he hasn't seen the question.  Sorry again.]
>
>In article <1992Oct13.193154.14058@ringer.cs.utsa.edu> sbooth@lonestar.utsa.edu (Simon E. Booth) writes:
>>In article <1992Oct13.031044.109193@watson.ibm.com> margoli@watson.IBM.com writes:
>>>In  <1992Oct12.200431.14455@ringer.cs.utsa.edu>  sbooth@lonestar.utsa.edu (Simon E. Booth) writes:
>>>> In article <1992Oct12.034034.23325@mnemosyne.cs.du.edu> kcochran@nyx.cs.du.edu (
>>>> >In article <1992Oct12.023459.7473@ringer.cs.utsa.edu> sbooth@lonestar.utsa.edu
>>>> >>In article <1992Oct10.232122.13523@mnemosyne.cs.du.edu> kcochran@nyx.cs.du.edu
>>>> >>>In article <1992Oct8.073626.1003@ringer.cs.utsa.edu> sbooth@lonestar.utsa.edu
>>>> >>>>
>>>> >>>>Let me rephrase that--I should have said "Perhaps there are extreme
>>>> >>>>circumstances where abortion might be an option, but I am still against it..
>>>> >
>>>> >******************************************************************************
>>>> >* SIMON!!!! READ THIS!!!! SIMON!!!! READ THIS!!!! SIMON!!!! READ THIS!!!!    *
>>>> >******************************************************************************
>>>> >>>Ok, Simon, let's get to the "extreme" circumstances.  If my Aunt Ann gets
>>>> >>>pregnant and tries to carry to term, she *WILL* have her spinal column snap,
>>>> >>>and wind up being paralyzed and in a wheelchair for the rest of her life.
>>>> >>>
>>>> >>>She's on the pill.  Ed (her husband) uses a condom every time they have
>>>> >>>sex.  They don't want to go in for steralization on the hopes that they
>>>> >>>will come up with some sort of precedure that will fix Ann's back, in which
>>>> >>>case they'd love to have another child.
>>>> >>>
>>>> >>>She gets pregnant.
>>>> >>>
>>>> >>>Would you let her have an abortion?
>>>> >>>
>>>> >>>Why should she have to ask you?
>>>> >>>
>>>> >*****************************************************************************
>>>> >* DID YOU READ THAT, SIMON? DID YOU READ THAT, SIMON? DID YOU READ THAT???? *
>>>> >*****************************************************************************
>>>> >
>>>> >Simon's response so far:
>>>> >>
>>>> >>About my River Styx comment: Anyone familiar with Greek mythology will know
>>>> >>where that River is supposed to be, and will understand that remark.
>>>> >
>>>> >I'd say he's six years old.  Or maybe a really bright five year old.
>>>>
>>>> Well, actually you're way off--I'm 22.  A five or six year old would only
>>>> spout the liberal junk taught in schools today.
>>>
>>>Does this mean that you're not going to answer Keith's questions?
>>>(The ones bracketed by SIMON!!!! READ THIS!!!! and SIMON? DID YOU READ THAT????)
>>>
>>So what you're saying is that since this single case might exist, abortion
>>across the board is OK??
>
>No, Simon.  I'm trying to find out what you think about this single case.
>
>Now would you kindly answer the question so I can ask you some more questions?
>
I thought I already answered this-

In this case, everything possible should be done to ensure both the safety of
the mother and the unborn child, however, if all other measures are exausted,
abortion might be necessary, but only as an absolute last resort.  Only in
this case though.  I am still pro-life.    Now, that's an immature concept
I've been told.
Newsgroups: talk.abortion,alt.flame,alt.fan.kevin-darcy