"Take a lifeless (dead?) sperm and a lifeless egg - you can do whatever you want, no 'life' will start, only if both partners are alive already. "
What does that mean? On Sat, Jan 26, 2013 at 11:36 AM, John Mikes <jami...@gmail.com> wrote: > Craig, I read many of your posts, none was so pessimistic so far. > To Roger's opinion: I don't know what may IMPROVE, (or even deteriorate?) > the gene-pool? I think it is irrelevant. Good/Bad??? > for whom? for what? > Here is a post I wrote to the media about an abortion-related topic: > ------------------------------- > > To: the Editor of "Opinion" > ----------------------- > On: 'Roe vs Wade' Anniversary > > Life (any) does not start at conception. Take a lifeless (dead?) sperm and a > lifeless egg - you can do whatever you want, no 'life' will start, only if > both partners are alive already. > Also: a human being is not started at conception, only the process-kickoff, > leading to the development of such (gestation). > Similarly futile is the point that a (human?) soul is provided at > conception: in cases of the usual test-tube process, the technician has no > authority to have a soul provided by God. > Especially not for all starting genoms of which the few lucky ones are > surviving. > > As an old natural scientist I also take exception to calling the fetus, - > still in the preparatory developmental stage of a new human being in the > womb - a baby: > a 'baby' indeed is a very young beginning of a human person, ready to > grow up. > A fetus is a 'parasite' in the body of the mother, feeding on her metabolism > and developing to become a human personality by the time when it becomes a > separate entity: breathing on its own and moving around, applying its own > metabolism and repair functions among other human treats. > > With women elevating in the societal appreciation closer and closer to their > male "owners", getting equal rights and positions, doing equal work for > society it is unconscionable to keep them as 'baby-producing machines' > without their free and undeniable consent/objection to undergo the > discomfort of a gestation, the pain of a birth and the changed lifestyle of > a mother (more involved than the male participant who still preserves the > right to regulate and rule). Roe vs Wade was the second step elevating the > USA into the company of the civilized 'western' world - the first was the > abolition of slavery. > > John M > > > > > > > > On Fri, Jan 25, 2013 at 7:09 PM, Roger Clough <rclo...@verizon.net> wrote: >> >> >> Abortion should eventually be self-limiting, >> because it improves the gene pool. >> >> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Everything List" group. >> To post to this group, send email to everything-list@googlegroups.com. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> everything-list+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/everything-list?hl=en. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >> >> > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Everything List" group. > To post to this group, send email to everything-list@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > everything-list+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/everything-list?hl=en. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Everything List" group. To post to this group, send email to everything-list@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to everything-list+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/everything-list?hl=en. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
