[Peace-discuss] Re: [Peace] AWARE Minutes-10-10-04

[jencart]

Never could understand why -- if a fertilized ovum is "a human being" -- it's okay to "murder" it under ANY circumstances.  It's not like pregnancy/having a child is a punishment for a woman's having consensual sex, is it??  Or maybe a "child" conceived because of rape or incest has a greater measure of original sin and therefore less worthy of "living??"

Jenifer

Jenifer
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I left the meeting early Sunday (I'm doing a walk-on in the current Station Theatre play, Aristocrats -- which I can recommend in good conscience, as my contribution is slight), so I wasn't there when this matter was discussed. I should have spoken against it for two reasons, one substantive and one tactical. "Emergency contraception" may be necessary for victims of rape, but it's understood by some as an abortifacient; its general promotion does seem to suggest a casualness towards human life that we decry in other US government policies. Tactically, it's the sort of issue that Tom Frank describes in What's the Matter with Kansas? as derailing progressive politics.  An anti-war group that wants to talk to people other than self-described liberals should stay away from it.  --CGE


On Mon, 11 Oct 2004, David Green wrote:

> ...  We agreed to co-sponsor a rally for emergency contraception
> access, Oct. 28, 5:30-6:30, SE corner of Neil & Green (mini-park 2)...




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