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What?
''I don't equate abortion with murder. . . . So why do I keep bringing up abortion as a moral problem? Because it is a moral problem. It's the destruction of a developing human being.'' How is ''destroying'' a ''human being'' not murder? Is it euthanasia when that human being may have a poor upbringing? And if so, how is euthanasia not ...
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graf.shepherd
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March 26, 2009
Fetus NOT Part of the Female Body and the Sticky Wicket
Absolutism in theory often rides roughshot over reality. A viable, living fetus is NOT a 'part' of the female's body. It is indeed a separate living being WITHIN the female's body. The distinction between a 'part' of a body and a 'separate being' inside a body is when the former is removed from the body at a certain time, it cannot survive. The ...
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Usama3
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March 19, 2009
Its the IDEA behind the Systemic Problem, friend
Usama2: ''... America... decriminalized all sex outside of marriage. You made all sex a public choice. You virtually removed all moral, religious, and ethical standards surrounding sex, except consent. You ignored the complimentary nature of the sexes, attempting to claim each sex is merely identical: as if Woman was just Aw and man was Am, ...
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Usama2
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January 28, 2008
Re: Have your Cake and Eat it Too
Janipurr: Usama, I'm not sure I see what your point is, here. Are you saying that capitalism is to blame for teen sex? It probably has nothing to do with the fact that they are physically mature, I'm sure--capitalism is the evil that must be stamped out! Are you sure your name isn't Osama? One more question--if it is a woman's ...
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Usama2
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January 25, 2008