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Re: Stuart Campbell Op-EdFrom: DuBose, Terry (DuboseTerryJ@uams.edu)Thu Oct 5 11:23:09 2006
I have just lurked here on this because as Art Fougner said I knew I would need my "Flame - Retardant Hazmat Attire." For me, abortion is one of the most difficult questions for modern humanity; unlike nuclear weapons which are obviously indiscriminant and bad, IMHO. Unfortunately the Declaration of Independence is a historical document with no legal standing. And my reading of all of the 14th amendment to the Constitution, one must be born for the "...nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property" to apply. Having said that, I remain ambivalent on abortion. As long as states are refusing to provide adequate, real reproductive education in our schools; Family Planning is denied; and 80%+ of our violent criminals in prison were abused as children (can I assume that is a measure of whether the child was wanted in the first place?), I must say that I will leave the decision of abortion to the parent(s). And that decision primarily with the mother unless the father posts a bond to assure care for the child until adulthood. There is no doubt for me that a fetus is a person, but I am not willing to act on the behalf of God and require a woman to carry a pregnancy she does not want. This is a very difficult issue, especially since not everyone believes in a God. But, I want no 3rd party intermediaries between me and my Creator, and I give that same responsibility to all others. This is between the parents and their Maker, IMHO... and should not be a matter of law. To write a law to cover all cases will be very difficult in deed. ------------------- "In the Declaration of Independence, the phrase is "life, liberty and ------------------- the pursuit of happiness." Life goes first, before liberty and before ------------------- happiness. In the Constitution, the phrase is "life, liberty and property." Life goes first, again before liberty and also before property (I presume "property" is a surrogate for "pursuit of happiness," since you can't legislate "happiness" I guess). So I'd have to say that, at least "on paper," LIFE does NOT take a back seat to "autonomy" (= liberty?) in America. So where's the real argument? Joe P." http://www.usconstitution.net/const.txt "Amendment XIV 1. All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside. No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.". Peace, Terry J. DuBose, M.S., RDMS, FSDMS, FAIUM Associate Professor & Director Diagnostic Medical Sonography Program University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, CHRP 4301 West Markham St. Mail Slot #563 Little Rock, Arkansas, 72205 USA 501-686-6510 or 501-686-5948 DuBoseTerryJ@UAMS.edu http://www.uams.edu/chrp/sonography/ http://www.obgyn.net/us/panel/panel.htm http://www.io.com/~dubose/ ---------------------------------------------------------------
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