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Can someone translate this for me; written by Gorsuch, the new Supreme Court nominee;

Posted by Loyola Feb 1 '17, 06:59

“to act intentionally against life is to suggest that its value rests only on its transient instrumental usefulness for other ends.”

And is the "its" referring to the "act", or to "life"?

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Thanks. -- nm - Loyola Feb 1, 07:11
its = life. He's arguing against euthanasia by saying life has meaning in itself. -- nm - spamlet Feb 1, 07:05
Life. -- nm - mara Feb 1, 07:03
Abortion is bad, m'kay? -- nm - znufrii Feb 1, 07:00 9
- *hands you the Jump to Conclusions mat* -- nm - Strongbad Feb 1, 07:05 3
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    - On this subject? No. - Strongbad Feb 1, 07:22 1
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- It's from his book on euthanasia. -- nm - spamlet Feb 1, 07:03 4
  - Euthanasia is bad, m'kay? -- nm - znufrii Feb 1, 07:05 3
    - (The argument applies the same to either, I would think) -- nm - znufrii Feb 1, 07:06 2
      - (I don't think it does?) -- nm - Loyola Feb 1, 07:10 1
        
        In either case, it's addressing a straw man utilitarian argument. -- (edited) - znufrii Feb 1, 07:18

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