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February 29, 2012
"The Pre-persons"
"The Pre-persons" is a science fiction short story by Philip K. Dick.It was first published in Fantasy and Science Fiction magazine, October 1974 .... It was a pro-life response to Roe v. Wade. Dick imagines a future where the United States Congress has decided that abortion is legal until the soul enters the body, which is specified as the moment a person has the ability to do simple algebra. -- Wikipedia [HT: Harry]Why is it, he wondered, that the more helpless a creature, the easier it was for some people to snuff it? "Because of energy and fuel shortages," Ferris was saying, "population must be radically cut. Or in ten years there'll be no food for anyone…" -- From "The Pre-persons"
Posted by gerardvanderleun at February 29, 2012 6:58 PM. This is an entry on the sideblog of American Digest: Check it out.
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Entitlement-greedy Democrat voters are the pre-persons in reality.
Posted by: RedCarolina at February 29, 2012 11:48 PM