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Actually, I've been around hospitals my whole life. I know of their
strengths and weaknesses. But as you say, that really is not the issue - it
is the value of life, yes, and also if your life is your own or not.
Is all life equally valuable? You say human life, because I assume you don't
mind the killing of rats, mosquito's and disease causing bacteria. So the
first arbitrary line between life that is valuable and life that is not has
been drawn. I also assume you don't mind the killing of cows and chickens,
et. al., for food and clothing and whatever. So we move up the chain, and
draw the line higher. So if my assumptions are correct it is OK to kill life
as long as it serves humans. Let's see if you are willing to draw the line
higher... How do you feel about the killing of convicted murderer's, child
rapists, etc? How about the killing of the "enemy?" You know - like if
someone builds bombs for suicide bombers to use in Jerusalem or Tel Aviv?,
Or if soldiers from across a border show up with guns and start killing
innocents, you and your family, etc. I suspect you are not against the
killing of such people. So the arbitrary line of which life is valuable has
shot up further, even beyond the line imposed by being a member of our
species. E.G. You may feel that the life of a leading member of Hamas who is
dedicated to killing others has less value than , say, that of a rabbi who
teaches children. So - again these are assumptions on my part - you do not
feel that ALL human life is equally valued, and to be protected from death.
So then it becomes a matter of opinion, and political stance, who's life is
so valuable, and who's is not. So - to me - I draw that arbitrary line where
it allows non-viable fetuses to be killed, as less valuable than the mothers
who bear them. It allows those who are sick and in pain to end their lives
if they wish.
Why do I draw the line where I do? Because to me my belief in freedom for
the individual includes the concept that we own our own bodies. That the
State does not have the right to restrict what I do with my own body, which
includes what foods or chemicals I ingest, who I have sex with (and whether
or not I charge the for it), whether or not I bring a fetus to term, and the
right to die at a time of my own choosing.
But - that's just me - you mileage my vary.
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