From: bskendig@netcom.com (Brian Kendig)
Subject: Re: Quotes
Organization: Starfleet Headquarters: San Francisco
Date: Wed, 18 Nov 1992 09:25:26 GMT

forgach@noao.edu (Suzanne Forgach) writes:
>From article by bskendig@netcom.com (Brian Kendig):
>> forgach@noao.edu (Suzanne Forgach) writes:
>>>
>>>I would like to thank Brian Ceccarelli for reminding us that
>>>throughout history people have been killing children and denying
>>>them the right to life.  It's important to be aware of this because
>>>I have seen people on here claim that they will continue fighting
>>>to deny them this right.  There will always be murderous people
>>>like those addressed by the writings Brian has quoted.  We the
>>>defenders of our smallest brothers and sisters will never go away.
>>>We will forever be pricking your consciences.
>> 
>> Suzanne, I'm curious.  Do you have any children?
>
>Yup, I sure do!   How 'bout yerself?

Thought so (and no, I don't, though I intend to someday).

Let's say that one day your daughter or daughter-in-law is pregnant
and does not want to be.  For whatever reason -- she was brutally
raped and can't live up to your expectations of "loving the child and
ignoring the act" (to say nothing of how her husband would feel about
having to raise a child that wasn't his!), she needs to take some sort
of medication that would harm the fetus and without it she'd suffer
deeply from depression, tests show that the fetus would be deformed
and live a short painful life, whatever -- she just does NOT want to
be pregnant, despite knowing full well your opinion on abortion.

What would you do about this?  Choose one:

(a) She would never get into a situation like this!

(b) She would recognize the importance of human life, and readily
agree to put the fetus before herself at all times, so she'd be
willing to suffer for it and would have no difficulty with this
decision and she would of course want to have the baby.

(c) I would understand her decision, and although I don't like it, I
would have faith in her and encourage her to do as she sees fit.

(d) I would consider the crime of abortion to outweigh my love for
her, and I would tell her this, and would be at least offended, and at
worst I would disown her if she had an abortion.

(e) If she were even considering abortion this would mean that she
doesn't understand what I'm telling her, so I'd continue to explain to
her how wrong abortion is until she changes her mind.

(f) I would report her to the authorities on the charge of murder, and
blockade the abortion clinic on the day she was scheduled to go there.

(g) Other: what?

I honestly don't know how you'll answer, but it would help me
understand your position a lot more if you'd explain how you think
you'd act if abortion suddenly became an issue right in your family.

-- 
_/_/_/  Brian Kendig                             Je ne suis fait comme aucun
/_/_/  bskendig@netcom.com                de ceux que j'ai vus; j'ose croire
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  /  Nolite te bastardes     Si je ne vaux pas mieux, au moins je suis autre.
 /  carborundorum.                                               -- Rousseau