um euthanasia...depends on whether the person being euthanized agrees ;) this would apply to the abortion question also.
Dana On 10/18/05, Gruss Gott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Dana wrote: > > Where the line is in between I do not know. > > > > I question whether government should be attempting to draw that line. > > For example how can you make illegal a medical procedure for which > there is no obvious punitive action? That is, who do we punish? The > doctor? If we punish the doctor then we must also punish the mother. > Will having doctors and mothers in jail benefit society? > > That next question is should government regulate sex? That is, > unwanted pregnancy is the sole cause for abortion so doesn't it follow > that if we want to eliminate abortion we'll have to regulate sex? > This would be similar to, say, morphine. It has legitimate uses, but > it can also be a vector for illegal acts. If abortion were illegal > the same would be true of sex. > > But then I'm a social liberal: I don't think the gov't has any > jurisdiction over my body and so I would favor legal (but regulated) > prostitution, drugs, euthanasia, etc. > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Purchase Studio MX with Flash Pro from House of Fusion, a Macromedia Authorized Affiliate and support the CF community. http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=51 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:177297 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
