Posted on 07/25/2010 9:36:48 PM PDT by stolinsky
Some time ago, a newspaper began a report on a terrible accident with the headline, “Ten People, Baby Die When Van Hits Truck.” When I questioned an editor, he saw no reason to reword this as “Eleven People Including Baby Die,” or “Ten Adults and Baby Die.” To him a one-year-old was not a “person.” When I asked at what age a child becomes a “person,” he was unable to reply. Nor did he express an opinion about when an elderly or disabled individual ceases to be a “person.” To him, a “person” was someone who resembled him. That is, “person” was defined not biologically or legally, and certainly not theologically, but merely narcissistically: If you look like me, you’re a person − if not, forget about it.
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Now that’s doctrinaire.
Another look at the Margaret Sanger media
The point of the article. How far are we from "Logan's Run?" (and the movie made the age for "Car(r?)ousel" termination 30 -- the book made it 18!).
You’re only a “person” if you vote for demonrats.
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