Re: OT: The problem with repuglicans

On Sunday, September 11, 2005, Owen Hartnett wrote:

> Of course we do, but there's no reason to ban abortion if it isn't
> "murder," otherwise it's not harmful to anybody/anything.

What are you talking about? Even if the fetus is a person, it could still
be something that can be harmed. (Dogs are not people, and there are laws
against harming them.) It is possible to harm something without that harm
constituting murder.

Matty
.

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