Jimmy Carter's Son: "I'm pro-choice as far as a woman choosing, but I'm against abortion"

LifeSiteNews ^ | 21 February 2006 | John-Henry Westen

[johniegrad]

Abortion is not acceptable for us because we don't believe in it.

Why not? You believe others should have the right to it. Why not you?

[freedumb2003]

I'm pro-choice as far as a woman choosing, but I'm against abortion"

On first reading, I thought the quote was:

I'm pro-choice as far as choosing a woman..."

I thought it was about BJ Klintoon.

[AuH2ORepublican]

Geez, that guy looks like a cross between Jimmah Carter and Jerry Springer, with a little Dick Gephardt thrown in to boot!

[hinckley buzzard]

1976 was a total anomaly as far as elections go. Neither the political parties nor the traumatized electorate had the faintest idea what the hell they were doing.

This sh&t flew under the radar then but it won't fly now. If the GOP can bring itself to field one halfway decent candidate, the Carter-spawn is dead as dried spit.

[Rider on the Rain]

Yeah, right, Mr. Carter, you're saying go ahead and kill your baby, you're against that, but you support a woman's right to do it.

What kind of satanic logic is that?

[Nova]

I agree completely, but I think I'll go on to another post. Good luck trying to explain/justify the concept of "personal freedom" on this issue.

[lmr]

I don't believe in it as a form of birth control.

I do believe that a woman, and a man, should have the right to make the choice of whether or not to bring a baby into this world.

You're contradicting yourself here, unless you mean that the 'choice' should be made before conception.

[TheMom]

On a basic level - I also believe people have the right to have body piercings, tattoos and a shaved head. That is something I would never do.

[TheMom]

Thanks!

[maggief]

LOL

[Eaker]

Why not? You believe others should have the right to it. Why not you?

Are you implying that one has the right to prevent others from performing a legal activity just because one doesn't like or believe in it?

If you are against hunting do you think that it should be banned simply for that reason?

What other legal activities do you oppose and therefore should be stopped?

[johniegrad]

Thanks for hanging in there with me. I don't mean to be overtly provocative but you have the capacity to understand the illogic of the position you have posited here and to be able to make good of it. Correct me if I am wrong but it sounds like you and your husband have been blessed with two wonderful children. If you had aborted those children, you would have been violating the natural law placed by God in your heart. Do you believe this?

[jwalsh07]

I have tatoos and a shaved head, no piercings though.

Do you believe folks should be able to choose to partially deliver a full term baby and then kill it?

[Mr. Blonde]

People I know. I don't know anyone who thinks abortion should be outright outlawed completely. And no one wants someone making decisions for them. They may never choose abortion in their own life, but wouldn't go in and tell someone else that they shouldn't do it. Maybe I just know a lot of libertarians.

[Two-Bits]

I do not believe in abortion, but I firmly believe in the right to have a choice.

Is it safe to say your Mom made the right choice? Can your children say the same? I wonder what choice the unborn child would make if given the opportunity.......

[johniegrad]

Since when is a murder a legal activity?

[TheMom]

You're contradicting yourself here, unless you mean that the 'choice' should be made before conception.

The choice should be made before conception. BUT . . . that does not always happen and some folks use it after conception.

[Eaker]

Does that mean that a Jew must "be personally for Jesus" before they can believe that "anybody can be a Christian?"

[jwalsh07]

Maybe I just know a lot of libertarians.

The wrong kind. Try hanging with the pro life libertarians, at least there is a consistency to their philosophy.

[granite]

Why is it I never hear anyone ask "Would you, if you could, support your parents right to abort you?"