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To: trubluolyguy
Rape, incest or life of momma ONLY.

I'm going to sound like an extremist, but I'm going to bring it up anyway.

Rape: Killing the child for the crimes of his or her father is not the answer. What if mother had a normal sex life with her husband and had been raped? What if they didn't know until the child was born who was the real father? Would it be OK to kill the child at 2 weeks old if it was determined that the rapist was the father? Why is it OK to kill the child earlier than that?

Incest: See Rape. Same deal.

Live of the Mother: What mother would not give up her own life to save her son or daughter? Who is to say with 100% accuracy that if a child is not aborted that the mother will die? What if the mother was dying and needed a vital organ that only her 1-year-old child could give her to save her life? Would it be OK to kill the child and take the organ to save the mother? Why is it OK to kill the unborn child to save the mother?

That being said, over 95% of all abortions committed in America are for matters of convenience - not rape, incest, or life of the mother. I'd be absolutely thrilled if we could eliminate that 95% - then we'll talk about the other 5% and whether those are a good idea or not.

15 posted on 11/11/2004 2:39:11 PM PST by Spiff (Don't believe everything you think.)
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To: Spiff
Agreed. One argument I've been trying lately is that of suicide.

If a woman has the right to abort her child - because it is her body, why do we not accept as reasonable, a person (of sound mind), who wants to commit suicide? Oftentimes we even have a person committed who is having suicidal tendencies.

Why do we not value their "choice" to do what they want with their own body?

(and yes, I understand there is a "death" movement afoot)
21 posted on 11/11/2004 3:12:52 PM PST by jonno (We are NOT a democracy - though we are democratic. We ARE a constitutional republic.)
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