Greg, I THINK YOUR FOCUSSING ON THE (HORRORS) OF THE PHYSICAL (EXTERNAL) EFFECTS OF PD IS TOTALLY WRONG. THE WHOLE WORLD, NOT JUST THE USA, SAW THE EFFECTS OF PD, WHEN MUHHAMED ALI LIT THE OLYMPIC FLAME, IN ATLANTA. AND WHENEVER MICHAEL J FOX IS INTERVIEWED ON TV OR BY THE PAPERS. THE OPRAH WINFRY SHOW IS TELEVISED THROUGHOUT THE WORLD AND SHE HAS DONE MUCH TO RAISE AWARENESS. YOU ALREADY HAVE A PWP ADVOCATE IN MICHAEL J FOX, AND I BELIEVE HE'S DONE MORE THAN ANYBODY TO LOBBY CONGRESS. WHAT NEEDS TO BE COMMUNICATED IS THAT INSIDE EACH PWP BEATS THE SAME HEART, THE SAME SOUL, THE SAME PHYSICAL DESIRES, THE NEED TO FEEL LOVE AND AFFECTION, THE NEED TO FEEL USEFUL; AND THE SAME MIND. PWPER'S CAN STILL MAKE SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTIONS TO THEIR FAMILY AND COMMUNITY. YOU REFER TO THE GROUP AS EGGHEAD'S ( A DEROGATORY TERM TO DESCRIBE INDIVIDUALS ABSORBED IN THEIR WORLD OF RESEARCH, UNINTERESTED IN THE OUTSIDE WORLD) BUT YOU SEEM SURPRISED THAT THEY'RE NOT AWARE OF CURRENT LEGISLATION! ARE YOU REALLY SAYING THEY SHOULD BREAK THE LAW? WHY ARE THE ANTI-ABORTION GROUPS 'EXTREMISTS' BECAUSE THEY ARE AGAINST TAKING LIFE. AND BEFORE YOU SAY ANYTHING I KNOW FIRSTHAND WHAT EFFECT AN ABORTION HAS ON THE WOMAN, THE MAN WHO FATHERED THE CHILD, THE FAMILIES AND THE FULLY FORMED FOETUS - MY YOUNGEST DAUGHTER DECIDED TO HAVE AN ABORTION AT THE AGE OF 18. I SUGGEST YOU EXPERIENCE IT FIRST HAND BEFORE YOU SHOUT 'EXTREMISTS'. PLANNED PARENTHOOD - TELL ME WHAT PLANNING TAKES PLACE WHEN TWO PEOPLE HAVE UN-PROTECTED SEX; DOES THE WOMAN THINK, "I'LL ENJOY THIS AND IF I GET PREGNANT I'LL JUST GO HAVE AN ABORTION"? THAT'S ALMOST PRE-MEDITATED MURDER! YOU FELT INTIMIDATED! WHY? YOU'RE GOOD AT WHAT YOU DO AND THEY ARE IN WHAT THEY DO. IQ CUT! YOU HAVE ANY IQ TOO WHY MAKE THEM TO BE OF A HIGHER THAN YOU OR ME? 'BEING CLOSELY REGARDED' - WHAT DID THEIR EYES CONVEY? OTHER THAN FEAR FOR THEIR SAFETY AND DESIRE FOR ANONIMITY WHAT WAS THE CONSENUS? I MEAN NO OFFENCE BUT I FEEL THE BATTLE THAT WE FACE IS BETTER FOUGHT IF WE TELL THE WORLD THAT INSIDE OUR TORTURED AGING BODIES IS THE SAME MIND AND SPIRIT THAT EXISTED BEFORE PD. THIS BATTLE HAS TO BE FOUGHT ON AS MANY FRONTS AS POSSIBLE. TO FOCUS ON JUST SCR, WITH BOTH SIDES PRESSING THEIR CASE, IS LIKE SHOOTING SHELLS AT EACH OTHER IN WW1; EACH IN THEIR TRENCH AND NEITHER ADVANCING. REGARDS, Marco ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn