[Peace-discuss] Emergency Contraception Rally

[Paul M. King]

Being a male, I wanted to leave this discussion to the other
gender. However, I've known and loved females who have been
raped and assualted...so it's my business.

First, I just want to say that I remember the day that AWARE
passed the 85% rule. It passed by some acceptable margin and
was posted in the minutes last year sometime.

Second, I find Brooke's original response to Carl altogether
convincing regardless of how I might feel about abortion. The
egg is never fertilized. We can debate whether unfertilized
eggs are life, but to me it seems somewhat irrelevant due to
the reason below.

Third, Carl's suggestion that it would be a tactical error to
support this event seems backwards. The ascendancy of the
mighty Republican empire is in no small way attributable to
their ability to bring together a wide range of disparate
groups. We should be reaching out to others who do not share
all of our views and bringing them into the activist fold.
This helps the movement grow and it also helps us grow as
human beings.

If I have not understood your position, Carl, please let me
know. It's a rather interesting one that I would like to
consider fully.

..:: paul