Woolly thinking
AS AN anti-abortion campaigner, I was delighted to see a letter in the Daily Telegraph (Wednesday, September 19) saying that disability is no excuse for abortion.
I am sure that Herald readers will have no difficulty remembering that they saw it first in the Plymouth Herald (Your Say, August 20) and that no-one in Plymouth has refuted our argument, but that is not my main point.
Sadly the same newspaper also reported that the murder of two police officers in London has provoked calls for the restoration of capital punishment. I am aware of the entirely coherent moral arguments in favour of capital punishment, but I feel that the risk of accidentally executing an innocent human being is sufficient to justify opposition to capital punishment.
In my opinion, anyone who opposes capital punishment without also opposing abortion has no coherent argument to support their case. They are guilty of woolly thinking.
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Comments
by Vinnie_Gar
Tuesday, September 25 2012, 6:07PM
“I am sure that Herald readers will have no difficulty remembering that they saw it first in the Plymouth Herald "
Does anyone remember it?
I think dear old BJ & co have a quite inflated opinion of themselves and how much their views matter in people's lives.”
by Chunder123
Tuesday, September 25 2012, 4:52PM
“If you are male i don't think you can understand what being pregnant is really like in terms of health risks or how it feels.”
by blogtodi
Tuesday, September 25 2012, 7:57AM
“I've always been an advocate for capital punishment and an avid supporter of giving women the right to decide on their own bodies. I don't consider that to be woolly.
The talk of capital punishment for murderers of police officers, however, worries me as it seems to put the lives of these people in an elite group above the rest of us and I don't see why that should the case.”
by Vinnie_Gar
Tuesday, September 25 2012, 7:25AM
“Ahh, BJ Toolan - not only an anti abortion campaigner but also a prolific letter writer on religion - specifically christianity.
So, we have someone who accepts a "belief" that is based on ancient stories from a book written by various authors and altered as required. Of course this belief in an omnipotent mega-being doesn't have a shred of evidence to support it but BJToolan and co accept it.
And now, good old BJ has the nerve to accuse others of "woolly thinking"!”