[lbo-talk] Peggy Noonan waxes weird

Chris Doss lookoverhere1 at yahoo.com
Sat Nov 1 07:24:15 PDT 2008


While I am all for abortion rights, I fail to see the logic here. You could make the same argument for anything that limits individual freedom (e.g., all ethical proscriptions).

--- On Sat, 11/1/08, Carrol Cox <cbcox at ilstu.edu> wrote:
>
> Indeed. Three (there are probably more) reasons abortion
> (free abortion
> on demand that is) will _never_ be unnecessary:
>
> a. The mere annoyance of a number of months of pregnancy is
> more than
> sufficient reason (if you compare it to the
> "annoyance" which follows
> intercourse for the male. In other words, abortion is the
> absolute
> precondition for women's freedom.
>
> b. Health. Pregnancy by its nature cannot be made risk
> free. Every woman
> should have the freedom to reject this risk.
>
> c. Any other floating reason which enters any woman's
> mind. Again, a
> necessary precondition for women's freedom.
>
> Carrol
>
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