[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: <<<But I don't mean to make light of what you say...for me, when you debate the 'is a fetus a human being' argument it gets emotional pretty quickly. I always try and look at the debate in this light:>>
<<*Should the government dictate to a woman what she can & can't do with her own body, or should the woman have a choice?*>> <<<Whenever I put the debate in that frame, the answer to me is always obvious.>>> I agree with your sentiments Bob...and I also agree with Mike in that this *is* a very difficult choice. And I want it to be *my* choice because, as Susan says, it is *my* body. I believe that a woman takes the decision making toward choosing either abortion or adoption very seriously. It is not an easy, clear "choice" to make. Abortion is not easy, neither is the other "choice", surrendering a child for adoption. As Lori said, abortion hurts on many levels for many, many years, despite the fact that it may have been the right choice for her and the many other women who choose to do so. while his song has nothing to do with the issues we are discussing...I find this this line from Dan Fogelberg npimh: "It's never easy and it's never clear" Mags, keeping the PC label up there in the subject line because the personal is political. You open my heart, you do. Yes you do. - JM Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now