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03/01/12(Thu)11:14 No.5554225The
nominee is quoted as saying that if the choice of a sexual partner were
protected by the Constitution, "prostitution, adultery, necrophilia,
bestiality, possession of child pornography, and even incest and
pedophilia" also would be. He is probably mistaken, legally--but that is
unfortunate. All of these acts should be legal as long as no one is
coerced. They are illegal only because of prejudice and
narrowmindedness.
Some rules might be called for when these acts
directly affect other people's interests. For incest, contraception
could be mandatory to avoid risk of inbreeding. For prostitution, a
license should be required to ensure prostitutes get regular medical
check-ups, and they should have training and support in insisting on use
of condoms. This will be an advance in public health, compared with the
situation today.
For necrophilia, it might be necessary to ask
the next of kin for permission if the decedent's will did not authorize
it. Necrophilia would be my second choice for what should be done with
my corpse, the first being scientific or medical use. Once my dead body
is no longer of any use to me, it may as well be of some use to someone.
Besides, I often enjoy rhinophytonecrophilia (nasal sex with dead
plants). |