From: BAR on
In article <4bef658d$0$4863$9a6e19ea(a)unlimited.newshosting.com>,
nobrac(a)nospam.tampabay.rr.com says...
>
> On Sat, 15 May 2010 20:52:05 -0600, Howard Brazee wrote:
> > On 16 May 2010 02:12:52 GMT, Carbon <nobrac(a)nospam.tampabay.rr.com>
> > wrote:
> >
> >> It wouldn't be silly at all. However, I do not "disregard" the
> >> unborn. I personally believe that every abortion is a tragedy. But I
> >> also believe that a woman's right to choose what happens to her own
> >> body trumps the opinions of others.
> >
> > Why is it a tragedy?
>
> Religious people believe that people choose to have abortions for
> largely frivolous reasons. I do not agree. I suspect that when women
> choose an abortion it is often because they do not believe they can care
> for a child. I cannot imagine that it is an easy decision.

Others are willing to care for that child.

> > Do you believe killing an embryo is the same as killing an infant?
>
> No. Embryos are not people.

When does life begin?

> > Are spontaneous abortions tragedies similar to crib death? I suspect
> > not, that doesn't fit with your last sentence.
>
> Correct.


From: BAR on
In article <4bef65e1$0$4863$9a6e19ea(a)unlimited.newshosting.com>,
nobrac(a)nospam.tampabay.rr.com says...
>
> On Sat, 15 May 2010 19:53:50 -0700, dene wrote:
> > "Carbon" <nobrac(a)nospam.tampabay.rr.com> wrote in message
> > news:4bef54a4$0$4973$9a6e19ea(a)unlimited.newshosting.com...
> >> On Sat, 15 May 2010 18:54:58 -0700, dene wrote:
> >>> "Carbon" <nobrac(a)nospam.tampabay.rr.com> wrote in message
> >>> news:4bef2683$0$21944$9a6e19ea(a)unlimited.newshosting.com...
> >>>> On Sat, 15 May 2010 15:19:03 -0700, dene wrote:
> >>>>> "Carbon" <nobrac(a)nospam.tampabay.rr.com> wrote in message
> >>>>> news:4beea1e1$0$4863$9a6e19ea(a)unlimited.newshosting.com...
> >>>>>
> >>>>>> And anyway, the woman has the right to choose, full stop.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> 200 years ago, men could own slaves. Doesn't make it right.
> >>>>
> >>>> This is what is really going on. You wish to impose your religious
> >>>> values upon others, over-riding their natural sovereignty over
> >>>> their own bodies. Greg, people have the right to make decisions you
> >>>> don't like.
> >>>
> >>> Nice diversion but my views regarding innocent life has nothing to
> >>> do with religion. I could make a claim that your disregard for the
> >>> unborn has to do with atheism.....but that would be silly, wouldn't
> >>> it?
> >>
> >> It wouldn't be silly at all. However, I do not "disregard" the
> >> unborn. I personally believe that every abortion is a tragedy. But I
> >> also believe that a woman's right to choose what happens to her own
> >> body trumps the opinions of others.
> >
> > And I say that life trumps 7-9 months of inconvenience.
>
> Fetuses are not people.

Why can you be charged, tried, and convicted of murdering a "not
people?"


From: Carbon on
On Sun, 16 May 2010 08:18:51 -0400, BAR wrote:
> In article <4bef658d$0$4863$9a6e19ea(a)unlimited.newshosting.com>,
> nobrac(a)nospam.tampabay.rr.com says...
>> On Sat, 15 May 2010 20:52:05 -0600, Howard Brazee wrote:
>>
>>> Do you believe killing an embryo is the same as killing an infant?
>>
>> No. Embryos are not people.
>
> When does life begin?

Birth.
From: Carbon on
On Sun, 16 May 2010 08:17:00 -0400, BAR wrote:
> In article <8591c3FbssU1(a)mid.individual.net>, dene(a)remove.ipns.com
> says...
>> "Carbon" <nobrac(a)nospam.tampabay.rr.com> wrote in message
>> news:4bef2683$0$21944$9a6e19ea(a)unlimited.newshosting.com...
>>> On Sat, 15 May 2010 15:19:03 -0700, dene wrote:
>>>> "Carbon" <nobrac(a)nospam.tampabay.rr.com> wrote in message
>>>> news:4beea1e1$0$4863$9a6e19ea(a)unlimited.newshosting.com...
>>>>
>>>>> And anyway, the woman has the right to choose, full stop.
>>>>
>>>> 200 years ago, men could own slaves. Doesn't make it right.
>>>
>>> This is what is really going on. You wish to impose your religious
>>> values upon others, over-riding their natural sovereignty over their
>>> own bodies. Greg, people have the right to make decisions you don't
>>> like.
>>
>> Nice diversion but my views regarding innocent life has nothing to do
>> with religion. I could make a claim that your disregard for the unborn
>> has to do with atheism.....but that would be silly, wouldn't it?
>
> It is interesting to that a civilized society will condem a life, unborn
> child, to death due to the mothers whims and wishes. But, when a man
> commits murder, is tried, found guilty and sentenced to die for the
> crime according to the criminal code that the civilized society put in
> place there is extreme opposition.
>
> The argument that it is better to let 10 men fre rather than convict 1
> innocent man. What crime did the unborn child commit to be sentenced to
> murder.

It is interesting to me that so many anti-abortion crusaders absolutely
love capital punishment. Why is that? Is human life sacred or not
(assuming for the sake of argument that fetuses are people, which they're
not)?
From: BAR on
In article <4befea12$0$12163$9a6e19ea(a)unlimited.newshosting.com>,
nobrac(a)nospam.tampabay.rr.com says...
>
> On Sun, 16 May 2010 08:18:51 -0400, BAR wrote:
> > In article <4bef658d$0$4863$9a6e19ea(a)unlimited.newshosting.com>,
> > nobrac(a)nospam.tampabay.rr.com says...
> >> On Sat, 15 May 2010 20:52:05 -0600, Howard Brazee wrote:
> >>
> >>> Do you believe killing an embryo is the same as killing an infant?
> >>
> >> No. Embryos are not people.
> >
> > When does life begin?
>
> Birth.

I hope you never have children.