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To: LtdGovt

BTW, to toss a carrot your way, from a pragmatic standpoint I would be very happy with a ban on abortion that included rape/incest exceptions. This would remove legal sanction from the overwhelming majority of abortions. I am afraid, though, in light of the Blackmun quote with which we kicked off this exchange, that abortion law is an all-or-none proposition, for reasons already explained in that post.


264 posted on 03/07/2007 3:30:59 PM PST by Lexinom (Duncan Hunter - the electable answer for the WOT and border security. www.gohunter08.com)
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To: Lexinom

I'll be happy to discuss abortion law with you, if that's what you want. At least then we will be able to end with something productive.

I don't believe that abortion law is an all-or-none proposition, regardless of the Blackmun quote. That assumes that the courts are bound to have a position on abortion. However, this is not true. Many justices on today's court believe that the Constitution prohibits neither abortion nor limitations on it. Thus, if Roe is ever overturned, the issue will be returned to the states.


266 posted on 03/07/2007 3:37:24 PM PST by LtdGovt ("Where government moves in, community retreats and civil society disintegrates" -Janice Rogers Brown)
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