[phoenix0468]

See there you go making assumptions CA. That is also quite immature. I never said I was an absolutist on abortion as I see the necessity of aborting a pregnancy if the life of the mother is in jeopardy. That is the only case in which I see abortion as necessary. Aborting a pregnancy because of rape or incest is IMO unjust.

In many cases where the life of the mother is in jeopardy, the life of the fetus has already terminated or there is a great possibility of that happening. I am not an absolutist on abortion as you can very well see. I am pro-life, and that means the life of the mother as well as the child. A mother who is pregnant from rape or incest is in no jeopardy to her life from the fetus. Therefore the fetus is at no fault to be aborted.

[CA Conservative]

See there you go making assumptions CA.

I didn't make any assumptions.That is also quite immature.

I also did not start calling names. You seem to start that from the beginning.

I never said I was an absolutist on abortion as I see the necessity of aborting a pregnancy if the life of the mother is in jeopardy.

This is a non-sequiter. I never called you an absolutist. I said if you trash anyone who does not hold to an absolutist stand, you marginalize yourself. That is what the author of this article is doing by calling Goldwater pro-abortion or pro-death.

That is the only case in which I see abortion as necessary. Aborting a pregnancy because of rape or incest is IMO unjust.

Fine. I feel the same way. But if you insult everyone who doesn't feel exactly the same way, you diminish our chances of making significant progress in reducing abortions by building a strong coalition. (Please note, I am using the word "you" in an editorial sense - not necessarily directed at you personally.)