At 11:38 AM 2/12/01 -0000, Alberto wrote:
>JDG wrote:
>>And then it dawns me, even as I am brought to tears. Why *not* do this to
>>a human being if they would have been aborted anyways? Surely a life at
>>the utter mercy of a Hollywood producer is better than no life at all?
>>
>One Evil does not justify the other.Why not sell the babies that
>would be aborted as slaves? A life as a slave is better than no-life
>isn't it?
That's exactly my point.
I have been rolling this question through my mind, and I cannot develop an
ethical regime that is both pro-choice and also against doing what they did
to Truman - which of course, has left me very disturbed.
JDG
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