Sue Hartigan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
Hi Steve:
On the abortion issue, I think that Terry brought up something that to
me makes sense. That issue relates to the rights of the woman. In this
case the woman's rights were violated because she had no choice as to
whether her baby was or wasn't harmed.
That is the way I see it anyway. :)
Sue
>
> As far as the law goes over here a fetus is not a baby or a child until it
> is to, advanced to legally allow a abortion, this includes using a fetus for
> genetic and Pharmaceutical research. I think that is a good place to begin
> with although there are minor pressure groups trying to get the legal limit
> reduced. The question of when does a baby become a person is one for which
> I cannot find a comfortable time for, and I think the research that I have
> seen on Discovery and other programs about when a baby becomes self aware
> all leave me feeling uneasy.
>
> Another thing we discussed (at college today) was the use of oxygenated
> liquid to help premature babies with undeveloped lungs survive, its an
> offshoot from deep sea diving technology (as in the film Abyss, your
> government was actually quite aggrieved that it was used in the film). As
> our ability to keep premature babies alive improves I feel it will make the
> above question more and more difficult. When the technology comes along to
> enable a baby to grow without its mother then some serious sociological
> questions have to be answered.
>
> Its bad enough with that but when we can successfully clone ourselves to use
> as spare parts then Frankenstein will be alive and well for sure. Medical
> technology is reaching a point were all the unacceptable things that we
> depicted in comic books, are now becoming closer to reality.
>
> Steve
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