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>From: rjbodkin@theory.lcs.mit.edu (Ronald Bodkin)
Subject: Re: AI failures
In-Reply-To: petersow@saifr00.cfsat.honeywell.com's message of 12 May 92 16:08:15 GMT
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In article <1992May12.160815.6496@saifr00.cfsat.honeywell.com> petersow@saifr00.cfsat.honeywell.com (Wayne Peterson) writes:
    ...  Pro and anti abortionist for example.  But both groups would appose
    the killing of a 3 year old child, or a 3 second old baby.  They both are
    against the taking of human life.  The controversy stems from when they think
    human life begins.

	Not really.  I remember reading an essay by a (professional)
philosopher who advanced the position that the real question was when
does the RIGHT to life begin, and argued that infanticide in the first
week would be acceptable (not my position, but your blanket statement
is wrong).  Also, there are those who support abortion, not on the
grounds that the fetus isn't alive or human, but on the grounds that
the woman's right to control her body superceeds that right. (How
about people who oppose most abortions, but accept them for rape
victims?)
		Ron


