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Re: OB: Stuart Campbell Op Ed From: deepti govathoti (deepti.gov@gmail.com) Fri Oct 6 22:27:53 2006 Messages sorted by: [ date ][ thread ][ subject ][ author ] Next message: Efrain Ramirez: "Re: OB: Stuart Campbell Op Ed" Previous message: R. Daniel Braun: "Re: OB: Stuart Campbell Op Ed" In reply to: Barbara Nicol: "Re: OB: Stuart Campbell Op Ed" Next in thread: Dean Huffman .: "Re: OB: Stuart Campbell Op Ed" We make laws, but people loose lives when they break the law, that doesnt mean that we dont make laws or stop following them. Just because we think we are saving lives by legalising abortion, its doesnt mean that we commend that which is wrong. We can never completely stop people from doing wrong but we have the responsiblity of standing for that which is right and fighting that which is wrong. In this case we fight against. abortion. On 10/6/06, Barbara Nicol <blnicol@ix.netcom.com> wrote: > > But in this case we do know that the abortions will continue, whether > legal > or not; making abortion illegal just kills more moms. In that sense, the > college is correct in supporting legalization, as the avenue which has > been > shown to minimize mortality. It is logically consistent, if one > wishes > to "choose life" to oppose abortion and also to oppose criminalization of > abortion. Prohibition has not been proven either safe or effective, > although I understand the feel-good political appeal. (I don't know that > _any_ method of eliminating abortion from society has been proven > effective, > but prohibition clearly doesn't work.) > > There is a certain purity to making everything one thinks is wrong > illegal, > but I can't see doing that at the expense of life and health - and we know > pretty well that there will be such an expense, and not tons of life > saved, > in this particular case. Utilitarian ethics as opposed to deontological, > sure, but most legal systems do work that way. > > - Barb Nicol, M.D., F.A.C.O.G. > >> ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Andrew Folley" <agfolley@hotmail.com> > To: "Multiple recipients of list OB-GYN-L" <ob-gyn-l@dns.obgyn.net> > Sent: Friday, October 06, 2006 6:08 AM > Subject: Re: OB: Stuart Campbell Op Ed > > > Joanne > > I agree with Joe. Often we hear that we can not legislate moraliaty > that > > is not true. In fact we do it all the time. Look at all the laws we > have > > that literally "legislate Morality". Everything from incest to drinking > > and driving, child abuse, murder, pornography, etc > > > > We simply have chosen as a society and as a College (ACOG) to turn our > > backs on the silent voices and cries of the 1.6 million babies murdered > > each year in the United States. > > agf > > > Next message: Efrain Ramirez: "Re: OB: Stuart Campbell Op Ed" Previous message: R. Daniel Braun: "Re: OB: Stuart Campbell Op Ed" In reply to: Barbara Nicol: "Re: OB: Stuart Campbell Op Ed" Next in thread: Dean Huffman .: "Re: OB: Stuart Campbell Op Ed"

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