>In a message dated 98-11-21 17:25:42 EST, you write:
>
><< Yet the fetus in the womb is a part of the woman's body, thus she
should
> have control over it. *It is her body*, she's not simply a vessel.
> Isn't this logically coherent? >>
>
>This won't do. If it's a distinct person, even if it is a part of a
woman's
>body, then there's a perfectly plausible argument that the control she
has
>over her body is limited. Likewise her fist is part of her body, but
she may
>not do what she pleases with it, foir example, beat someone to death.
I don't understand this analogy, it sounds like equating abortion with murder. Also, a fist may be used in self-defense (not intending to beat anyone to death, of course).
-Alec
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