The reason I picked these two is that the main issue for me is whether the mother is the decider.
In case 1, she is not, but only in a wider context in which "life is sacred" -- which to my mind has all sorts of good implications if you really follow through.
In case 2, she is the decider and that's the end of the story, because if you get into why she's deciding one way or another, you're introducing another decider. You can improve the cultural context or material reality in which she's making the decision, but it's still her decision, no matter what it is.
Joanna
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On 27 February 2012 19:38, <123hop at comcast.net> wrote:
> I think there are two basic options with abortions:
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> 1. Illegal except to save the mother's life or in the case of rape.
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> 2. Legal under all circumstances except when the foetus is viable outside the mother's womb.
Why only these two? I can think of a lot of different variations (both theoretical and in actual state practice). ___________________________________ http://mailman.lbo-talk.org/mailman/listinfo/lbo-talk