Human life is especially sacred. It is a gift from God we should respect and be grateful from the moment of conception until natural death. To see it in any other way is to treat the sacred as profane. And that is a shame for those who miss the incredible wonder and joy in the miracle of human life.
Mike
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Subject: Re: [LPSF Forum] [Discussion] Survey on philosophical positions in the libertarian movement
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May 28
To me, the term pro-life applies well to ending the unnecessary mass slaughter of animals kept in horrible factory farming conditions, as well as to seeking to prevent government wars, democides, and genocides.
Although my views on abortion have shifted a couple times, I’m now pretty firmly in the pro-choice camp (sorry Mike). In the case of fetuses (feti?), I don’t think they merit our protection simply as a consequence of being biologically alive. If preserving all independently living human matter were the correct stance, then we would need to embrace in seriousness the view satirically proclaimed by Monty Python, “Every sperm is sacred”:
Every Sperm is Sacred - Monty Python’s The Meaning of Lifehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fUspLVStPbk
In the political (as opposed to biological) realm, I see disapproval of abortion as part of a larger pattern of sex-negative bias that also manifests in opposition to a whole range of things including masturbation, pornography, prostitution, homosexuality, promiscuity (allowing as they do the enjoyment of sexuality for pleasure rather than procreation) and yes even nudity.
Speaking of which, thanks Marty for the heads-up on the SF World Nude Bike Ride happening June 11. I’ve put it on my calendar and hope to attend this year. (You don’t have to go nude to attend and support!) I just wish you would promote your cause without so many gratuitous digs at other libertarians.
Euthanasia, also known as death with dignity, seems to me in keeping with a pro-life appreciation of our time on this mortal coil. As a oenophile Mike, you don’t feel compelled to finish drinking every bottle of wine that’s gone bad, right?
Love & Liberty,
((( starchild )))
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