[Peace-discuss] Fw: CCHCC Annual Dinner & Adbook -- AWARE

[C. G. Estabrook]

Serrin Foster, president of Feminists for Life of America, in a 2003 interview:

"Until women believe that they deserve better, legalized abortion will continue. 
But the tide is turning. Approximately 25 million American women know the truth 
about abortion firsthand, and many are not willing to pass on this terrible 
legacy to the next generation. They are beginning to speak out in ever-greater 
numbers about the devastating damage -- both physical and emotional -- as a 
result of abortion.

"Our goal is bigger than making abortion illegal. It will not be good enough for 
us to have laws without resources and support for women. Abortion providers will 
simply move the front office to the back alley. We need to focus on making 
abortion unthinkable. Women deserve better, and every child deserves a chance at 
life."

The entire interview is found at
<http://community.livejournal.com/prolife/256155.html>. --CGE


Ron Szoke wrote:
> 1.  Obviously, abortion is, for many people who have opinions about it, very 
> centrally & crucially a matter of theological dogma & religious doctrine.  
> 
> 2.  Are there any good philosophical arguments for the view that abortion is NOT 
> wrong?
> 
> 3.  Again, aside from the theological & philosophical arguments one way or the 
> other, remains the fundamental issue of whether the coercive power of the State 
> should be used to prevent or punish it.  I'm wondering if we will again get an 
> evasion on this crucial point, as we have done before.
> 
> -- Ron
>