Monday, 03 December 2007

Linkage

Bad law makes hard cases


If a woman wishes to terminate a pregnancy, it is a perfectly legal matter. If she saddles a supposed father with child support, over which he has no influence regarding how it’s spent, that is legal as well. The man has no legal rights from the moment of conception, whereas the woman’s extend into the forseeable future.

I think that slipping a woman a pill under any circumstances is a nasty business, and that this is a particularly nasty instance, but what are we to make of this disparity? There are two instances of fraud, one of which is punished with extraordinary severity [charges of seven felonies and two misdemeanors, carrying up to just under 100 years in prison - o.g.], and one of which is rewarded with great generosity. And this is because . . . ? - Dan Collins at Protein Wisdom
Read about the circumstances. Then read the (260-some) comments. Maybe rethink your assumptions?

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