Re: Abortion: War Without End

2003-01-31 Thread John D. Giorgis
At 10:12 AM 1/31/2003 +0100 J. van Baardwijk wrote: You just can't give the topic a rest, can you? Do you still cling to the misconception that you can change people's minds about it (read: turn them into fanatical pro-lifers) if you keep starting Abortion threads? Indeed, I know of several

Re: Abortion: War Without End

2003-01-31 Thread J. van Baardwijk
At 07:05 31-01-2003 -0500, John Giorgis wrote: You just can't give the topic a rest, can you? Do you still cling to the misconception that you can change people's minds about it (read: turn them into fanatical pro-lifers) if you keep starting Abortion threads? Indeed, I know of several cases in

Abortion: War Without End

2003-01-30 Thread J.D. Giorgis
If you've ever wondered about the difference between Europe and America on abortion, then this is a fascinating article. JDG Abortion in America The war that never ends Jan 16th 2003 | WASHINGTON, DC From The Economist print edition The United States did not deal with abortion as Europe

Re: Abortion: War Without End

2003-01-30 Thread Andrew Crystall
On 30 Jan 2003 at 10:30, J.D. Giorgis wrote: If you've ever wondered about the difference between Europe and America on abortion, then this is a fascinating article. That is, thanks. Andy Dawn Falcon ___

Re: Abortion: War Without End

2003-01-30 Thread Julia Thompson
I have comments on just 2 sections right now. J.D. Giorgis wrote: If you've ever wondered about the difference between Europe and America on abortion, then this is a fascinating article. JDG Abortion in America The war that never ends Jan 16th 2003 | WASHINGTON, DC From The

Re: Abortion: War Without End

2003-01-30 Thread John D. Giorgis
At 02:40 PM 1/30/2003 -0600 Julia Thompson wrote: Abortion opponents were furious about being denied their say. Abortion supporters had to rely on the precarious balance of power on the Supreme Court. Legalisation did not have the legitimacy of majority support. Instead, it rested on a highly

Re: Abortion: War Without End

2003-01-30 Thread Julia Thompson
John D. Giorgis wrote: In keeping with that vain, allow me to make a prediction as to the next Did you mean vein? Or am *I* the one with homonym trouble this evening? big thing in abortion politics, once Congress passess the partial-birth abortion ban later this

Re: Abortion: War Without End

2003-01-30 Thread Andrew Crystall
On 30 Jan 2003 at 21:28, John D. Giorgis wrote: BTW - if you liked this article from The Economist, I strongly encourage you to get a subscription, as this article was not atypical of their news reporting.That, and their science reporting is top-notch. I have in the past. Cash is a *big*

Re: Abortion: War Without End

2003-01-30 Thread J. van Baardwijk
At 21:28 30-01-2003 -0500, John Giorgis wrote: BTW - if you liked this article from The Economist, I strongly encourage you to get a subscription, as this article was not atypical of their news reporting.That, and their science reporting is top-notch. At EUR 169 per year, it better be