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To: Kaslin

I pray he does just that!


3 posted on 01/20/2006 5:50:12 PM PST by dbostan
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To: dbostan

You hope he overturns Roe v. Wade?

Although I am in opposition of abortion I respect a woman's right to choose. I realize that this may confuse you, but that does not concern me much because too many people in this country think that legislating morality is proper.

Abortion is a moral issue and the legislation of it has caused more harm than good. There are those who would consider abortion murder and think those who obtain it and perform it should be prosecuted as murderers. On the other end of the extremes you have the abortion rights liberals who say that it goes beyond just choice to convenience. They belive that the government should not only allow it but provide for it as well.

I sit pretty squarely in the middle of the debate. Although I oppose abortion on my own moral understanding of life and the constitutional rights to it, I also realize that abortion may be necessary at times. In the case of rape and incest, or to save the life of the mother. The mortality rate of premature babies is quite high, but there are many instances of doctors inducing labor of mothers at high risk of late term complications. This could be considered a form of abortion if the baby does not survive. But again, in my opinion this is a moral and not a legal issue. I can't agree with the pro lifers who call those who have abortions murderers. But I also think that the mother who has the abortion for purely vain reasons has done herself and her baby a moral injustice. But it remains a moral issue and, in my opinion, not a legal one.

The federal government should stay out of it and leave it to the individual states to decide where it lies.

In conclusion I would say that the right of choice that Roe v. Wade provides should not be overturned.


26 posted on 01/20/2006 6:09:03 PM PST by phoenix0468 (http://www.mylocalforum.com -- Go Speak Your Mind.)
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