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Related Words, Beliefs, Background for Choice #42
self test A on
the above self
test B on the above
SANCTITY
& DIGNITY OF LIFE
HANDS
OFF MY BODY
I
believe life is a sacred, mysterious gift. I stand in awe of its
conscious, feeling, vibrant expression. Thus, I
will not engage in any behavior nor sanction any act that ends
such life, or needlessly inflicts pain on living things. My respect for
the integrity of life is such that I oppose medical, biotechnological,
or agribusiness practices that I see as tampering with or degrading it. I especially
value human life.
(Note:
vitalists believe life begins at the moment of conception. In worshipping a
Personal God, some further restrict the scope of this theme in claiming,
“Abortion is an insult to God.”)
I
think the most basic human right is having control of what you do to
your own body. So I say to narrow -minded moralists, lawmakers, etc.
seeking to restrict this right: “Hands off my body!”
Steps a young woman takes to insure that her body does not give birth to
an unwanted child are her business, not yours. Steps a sick suffering
man takes to end his life with dignity are his business, not yours.
(Note: from an ecological viewpoint we see some things have
to die for others to live, and that "Our crowded planet needs
fewer
people, not more." Many
value quality,
not quantity, of life.)
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"As you shop in "The Reality Marketplace" avoid
spending your "reality cash" too early, before you have
seen
everything. "
from Coming of Age in the Global Village,
by
Stephen P. Cook, with Donella H. Meadows