Dana
>The last part of your argument is a non sequitur.
>
>The fetus was intended to fully develop into a baby.
>Hence when a mother has a miscarriage, which is defined as the
>spontaneous expulsion of a human fetus before it is viable, it is quite
>logical to offer condolences on the loss of a child.
>One is not offering condolences for the loss of the fetus, one is
>offering condolences for the loss of the potential for child.
>
>This is not logically related, nor can it be compared to intentionally
>aborting a fetus.
>
>-Gel
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: John Stanley
>
>There is also a double standard here, when some people
>argue for abortion, they claim that the fetus is not a child, but then
>when
>they get the news that their sister/cousin/friend just had a
>miscarriage,
>they rush over to confort them when they lost their baby. If it's not a
>baby, you should tell them on the phone, "hey, toughen up. It's not a
>baby,
>it's just a collection of cells" yeah, right.
>
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