[Peace-discuss] abortion and ethics, was Re: Immigration Reform

[Ricky Baldwin]

Actually, you should say "some people's" ethics doesn't depend on theology, shouldn't you?  Some people's ethics clearly does.  
 
There is a textbook philosophical/theological debate, for example, over whether "God wills the Good because it is good, or the Good is good because God wills it," (or words to that effect).
 
Or, perhaps you mean that the latter position is counter-ethical?

Ricky

"Speak your mind even if your voice shakes." - Maggie Kuhn

--- On Tue, 12/8/09, C. G. Estabrook <galliher at illinois.edu> wrote:


From: C. G. Estabrook <galliher at illinois.edu>
Subject: Re: [Peace-discuss] Re: Immigration Reform Rally!
To: "Brussel Morton K." <mkbrussel at comcast.net>
Cc: "E. Wayne Johnson" <ewj at pigs.ag>, "AWARE peace discussion" <peace-discuss at lists.chambana.net>
Date: Tuesday, December 8, 2009, 10:08 AM


Mort, as usual, seems particularly interested in theology.  We're talking about
ethics, which doesn't depend on theology.  That's why we all agree that our
ending human lives in Afghanistan is wrong.


Brussel Morton K. wrote:
> Jennifer, you are dealing with theologically frozen minds on this issue. The
> issue should have no place on the peace-discuss website, but fanatics will
> not be restrained. --mkb
> 
> 
> On Dec 7, 2009, at 8:55 PM, C. G. Estabrook wrote:
> 
>> It's a medical procedure that results in the death of a majority of those
>> who undergo it.  That after all is the point of the procedure.  --CGE
>> 
>> 
>> Jenifer Cartwright wrote:
>>> There is only ONE pro-choice argument, so far as I'm concerned: ALL women
>>> should be able to choose whether to continue or terminate a pregnancy,
>>> and because it's a medical procedure, ALL women should have health
>>> insurance that covers termination, should they choose that...
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