Xander	Re: Artificial Insemination-Any Penalty?
	It has come up in one of our old halls several times - there were a couple couples there who could not conceive. Don't recall the articles in question, but the borg considers artificial insemination the same as fornication - using, IIRC, loosely the same argument against blood. You'll recall the bible never said anything about blood transfusions, but the society prohibits them since the bible DOES condemn 'eating blood.' Since that was the only way to get it into your body at the time, the society argues that what was meant was ANY way to get blood in your body was banned and this was the only way the Hebrews would understand it. Ditto with this - taking another man's sperm (other than her husband's) into her body was committing 'fornication'. I don't recall their position on artificial insemination between husband and wife in case of other medical problems. IIRC, that is okay (just weird). A fanatic is one who, upon losing sight of his goals, redoubles his efforts. --George Santayana
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