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Re: Jury Finds Guilty of Homicide in Stillbirth. From: art fougner, md (evsono@pipeline.com) Mon May 28 10:56:24 2001 Messages sorted by: [ date ][ thread ][ subject ][ author ] Next message: art fougner, md: "Re: Jury Finds Guilty of Homicide in Stillbirth." Previous message: DoctorJoe@aol.com: "Re: Jury Finds Guilty of Homicide in Stillbirth." In reply to: Paul Prior MD: "Re: Jury Finds Guilty of Homicide in Stillbirth." Next in thread: Kathi Wilson: "Re: Jury Finds Guilty of Homicide in Stillbirth." oh, and penalizing women for abuse of politically incorrect substances is ok while politically correct substance abuse passes muster? oh the humanities! art At Mon, 28 May 2001, Paul Prior MD wrote: > >On Mon, 28 May 2001 07:18:16 -0500, Kathi Wilson <wilsonk@gtn.on.ca> >wrote: > >>Efrain Ramirez wrote: >> >>> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A80091-2001May26.html >>> Comments? >> >>Gee, sounds like they've found yet one more way to fill up your jails. What an >>elegant solution. >> >>This decision could not be rendered north of the border. In Canada, the fetus at >>any stage has no legal rights under the law, and therefore legal definitions of >>murder, manslaughter, abuse etc. do not apply. Similarly, a woman's autonomy is >>paramount and she cannot be forced to undergo measures on behalf of the fetus (eg. >>Caesarean section). > >And such ideas, when carried to their logic endpoint, means that since >a fetus has "no rights" and a woman's "autonomy is paramount", >elective late 3rd term abortion should be fine, right? > >Don't be fooled into thinking the answer is clear, one way or the >other. The abortion debate is not one that needs to be played out >here, but these issues as it relates to a mother's indirect care of >her unborn child have serious weight in many people's minds. If a >baby is a person the minute he or she is born, but yet 10 minutes >prior to that time he/she has "NO legal rights", doesn't that strike >you as a bit strange? > >-- >Paul Prior MD They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little >Coshocton, OH temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. >Solo Practice - Benjamin Franklin, 1759. >OB/GYN, FACOG > -- art fougner, md A series of 1000 cases begins with but a single anecdote. Next message: art fougner, md: "Re: Jury Finds Guilty of Homicide in Stillbirth." Previous message: DoctorJoe@aol.com: "Re: Jury Finds Guilty of Homicide in Stillbirth." In reply to: Paul Prior MD: "Re: Jury Finds Guilty of Homicide in Stillbirth." Next in thread: Kathi Wilson: "Re: Jury Finds Guilty of Homicide in Stillbirth."

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