A woman who shall be nameless wrote a letter to the Editor of the Otago Daily Times - it appeared today, the 10.8.10. Her letter misses the point of Simon Cunliffe's article, I think, and gives an odd response to his argument.
In speaking of the outcry about the practice of farmers inducing premature calving so as to synchronise births and therefore increase milk production, [Simon Cunliffe] states that a discreet veil of silence is drawn over the 17,000-18,000 abortions carried out each year in this country. It seems an analogy is being drawn between the two situations, with an accusation of hypocrisy implicit, perhaps.
I was quite appalled to be informed of this common practice of inducing the premature birth of healthy calves. I am also a strong supporter of a woman’s right to choose, including abortion, when faced with an unplanned and unwanted pregnancy. These two situations are not analogous. The key difference is choice. Clearly, the cow has no choice in the matter whatsoever.
2 comments:
Didn't you see the TV article? It clearly interviewed several cows, all of whom expressed their disgust at their lack of choice in the matter.
I saw no dead babies at all.
I must have missed this one....were they the same talented cows who appear dancing in several TV ads at the moment?
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