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To: tacticalogic
Before 1972, abortion was a state issue. Are you wanting to return to letting the states decide, or are you wanting to make it an object of federal control and authority?

 

I'm not accusing you of being a "nanny-stater"....

 

 

Actually, I want an Amendment to the Constitution mandating the sanctity of life shall not be denied to the unborn.


As far as my zeal goes towards the pro-life issue - I'm not ashamed to be labled a "nanny stater" to that extent.
 
But I am confused as to how "Big Gubmint" could abuse and manipulate such a pro-life ideal that would actually be harmful in some way.
 
Can you theorize for me on what could possibly go wrong?


76 posted on 01/06/2012 2:49:19 PM PST by Responsibility2nd (NO LIBS! This means liberals AND libertarians (same thing) NO LIBS!)
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To: Responsibility2nd
Can you theorize for me on what could possibly go wrong?

The government bureaucracies are already packed with liberal idealogues, and they're not going to be happy about this.

The first thing they'll do is start looking for ways to enforce it designed to make people regret it ever being enacted. They can start requiring doctors to report pregnancies to CPS so that the mother can be visited and interviewed. They may require miscarraiges to be investigated as possible homicides to find out if the mother might have gotten an illegal abortion or used an illegal abortificant. If they're homeschoolers, or CPS sees evidence they might not be "politically correct" people, the may have to get visited frequently, to insure that the mother is taking care of herself appropriately to protect the health of the child. "Anonymous reports" of possible drug or alcohol use or mental instability by the mother, or possible physical abuse by the father would be grounds to take the mother out of the home and put her into government-run maternity center where she could be monitored to be sure she doesn't do anything that might endanger the child.

Now, you might call that a "strawman" argument, but doing so would be to assert that there's simply no way a bunch of liberal, union-drone bureaucrats could possibly be that mean, petty, and vindictive. I have every reason to believe they can, and would.

79 posted on 01/06/2012 3:22:52 PM PST by tacticalogic ("Oh, bother!" said Pooh, as he chambered his last round.)
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