Not only is it wrong to kill the unborn, but it makes other crimes appear less heinous too.
So next thing you know, drowning your kids in the bathtub will be considered a misdemeanor, with punishment being community service and an ankle bracelet to keep you under house arrest. Then bludgeoning grandma with a baseball bat because she's a pain-in-the-ass will result in a loss of a drivers license and a 15-hour college class named "Grandma has feelings too". --- Pete Theisen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Monday 16 July 2007 15:41, Ed Leafe wrote: > <snip> > > Despite the effoorts of the anti-choice forces to > confuse the > > language, keep in mind that "pro-choice" and > "pro-life" are not > > mutually exclusive. I know lots of people who > personally couldn't > > decide to have an abortion, but who don't believe > it is the > > government's place to threaten those who come to > different > > conclusions with prison and/or execution. > > Hi Ed! > > How about a fine, community service and loss of > license? Abortion can be > illegal without being a capital offense. > > I think the community's interest lies in its need > for the baby as a member of > its population as much as preventing a death that > may or may not amount to > murder, depending on the religious belief of whoever > is deciding. > > To the extent that the community's interest is > religiously motivated, the > freedom of religion issues apply, but religion is > not the only motivator. New > population members also provide long-term security > to the community and give > the community a legitimate interest in the safety of > the new members. > -- > Regards, > > Pete > http://www.pete-theisen.com/ > > > _______________________________________________ > Post Messages to: [email protected] > Subscription Maintenance: > http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox > OT-free version of this list: > http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech > Searchable Archive: > http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox > This message: > http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[EMAIL PROTECTED] > ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, > are the opinions of the author, and do not > constitute legal or medical advice. This statement > is added to the messages for those lawyers who are > too stupid to see the obvious. > _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[EMAIL PROTECTED] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
