[Rhodes22-list] Rik S., a question of when life begins and Ben C.'s comment thereon

[Rik Sandberg]

Hank,

Sorry, I didn't mean to switch your names. I wondered if I might have 
done that earlier, then got waylaid doing some other chores and forgot 
to come back and look into it.

I'm not so sure it's a great idea for this discussion to morph past 
where it's already been. Enough discontent for one day.

Rik

Ayn Rand was a prophet - - it isn't my fault



Hank wrote:
> Rik,
>
> Actually I wrote that not Herb.  But I don't restrict those rights to just
> the fetus.  The rights are extended to all mankind.  Life is sacred and must
> be protected.
>
> Hank
>
> On Wed, Sep 10, 2008 at 7:34 PM, Rik Sandberg <sanderico1 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>   
>> Herb,
>>
>> Seems then that we agree on the fetus's rights.
>>
>> I don't try to speak for others.
>>
>> Rik
>>
>> Ayn Rand was a prophet - - it isn't my fault
>>
>>
>>
>> Hank wrote:
>>     
>>> Rik,
>>>
>>> I am 100% behind Herb on this and here is my reasoning.  The government
>>> regulates choices everyday.  If you choose to rob a store, the gov't
>>> regulations provide for punishment.  The issue is whether or not an
>>>       
>> abortion
>>     
>>> should be considered criminal.  In my mind and according to my faith, all
>>> life is sacred, from the fetus a conception to the convicted murderer in
>>> prison.  We do not have the right it indiscriminately take a life.  I
>>> believe that life begins at conception and not some arbitrary point along
>>> the path towards birth.
>>>
>>> Hank
>>>
>>>
>>>       
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