Re: L&I Re: Is a Fetus a Person? + Liquid air for premamture births

1998-03-28 Thread DocCec
DocCec <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: In a message dated 98-03-27 21:09:32 EST, you write: << Now, would a law that said there are rights and protections for a conceived child be Kantian or neo-Kantian? (Perhaps neither, of course). >> I don't think laws can be either one. It's a jump from a p

L&I Re: Is a Fetus a Person? + Liquid air for premamture births

1998-03-28 Thread William J. Foristal
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (William J. Foristal) writes: Hi Sue, You're exactly right with respect to the rights of the woman and she should be able to sue the person who killed her fetus for a large judgment. But this does not relate to the rights of the fetus. It seems that the law says the fetus ha

Re: L&I Re: Is a Fetus a Person? + Liquid air for premamture births

1998-03-28 Thread Sue Hartigan
Sue Hartigan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: Hi Bill: OK I see where you are coming from. I still have a problem though. According to the Supreme Court a fetus is not considered a child, but according to the Civil statute a fetus is considered a child. They can't have it both ways, IMO. Eithe

Re: L&I Re: Is a Fetus a Person? + Liquid air for premamture births

1998-03-27 Thread Linda D. Misek-Falkoff, Ph.D., J.D.
"Linda D. Misek-Falkoff, Ph.D., J.D." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: Hi Doc - far from being sorry, we're thrilled that we asked if we get responses like yours, an entire education. And you've written it out so cleary, so thanks. Thanks! Now, would a law that said there are rights and protections f

Re: L&I Re: Is a Fetus a Person? + Liquid air for premamture births

1998-03-27 Thread Sue Hartigan
Sue Hartigan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: Hi Steve: On the abortion issue, I think that Terry brought up something that to me makes sense. That issue relates to the rights of the woman. In this case the woman's rights were violated because she had no choice as to whether her baby was or wasn't

Re: L&I Re: Is a Fetus a Person? + Liquid air for premamture births

1998-03-27 Thread DocCec
DocCec <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: In a message dated 98-03-27 14:44:21 EST, you write: << Hi Steve - you have added a new time of accrual of 'personhood'! Offline we had discussed the standards that date 'personhood' from conception (the East), from the first independent breath (one and onl

Re: L&I Re: Is a Fetus a Person? + Liquid air for premamture births

1998-03-27 Thread Linda D. Misek-Falkoff, Ph.D., J.D.
"Linda D. Misek-Falkoff, Ph.D., J.D." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: Hi Steve - you have added a new time of accrual of 'personhood'! Offline we had discussed the standards that date 'personhood' from conception (the East), from the first independent breath (one and only one of the American Views)

L&I Re: Is a Fetus a Person? + Liquid air for premamture births

1998-03-27 Thread Steve Wright
"Steve Wright" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >There are a lot of technical and basically humanistic questions here, >and all posts will help... glad you chose to post, and please feel free >to correct or amend the above. :) Best, LDMF. > As far as the law goes over here a fetus is not a baby or