Re: Abortion

Ron Peterson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
> In talk.philosophy.humanism Mjkenoyer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> 
> > With the exception of rare and damning circumstances, I am against
> > both abortion and the death penalty because I feel both engender
> > violence. The surest way to perpetuate violence in any society is to
> > create more violence. 
> 
> Do you think women that have abortions should be punished? If so, how?

NO, not at all--that is Draconian. I just don't think abortions should
be encouraged. I still think abortion should be legal, but only from
the standpoint that, if it's illegal, women will start to have
black-market abortions--which are less safe, MORE violent, and result
in the loss of potentially two lives rather than just one...otherwise,
I'm still against abortion in principle.