Posted on 02/19/2012 12:20:07 PM PST by WPaCon
Is it a conservative position that only women are qualified to comment on abortion? A writer named Leann Horrocks certainly seems to think so.
In a piece titled, "Contraception, the New Useful Passion," Horrocks does make some good points about how the left could turn the birth-control issue to its advantage and expand contraception to include even abortion. Yet she also makes this claim:
"As a woman, I am qualified to state the following very clearly: there is no issue less suited to public discussion than abortion. Like it or not, it is a personal decision."
Actually, the above proves that, her chromosome configuration notwithstanding, Ms. Horrocks is thoroughly unqualified to comment on abortion. And, as someone who has pondered the matter deeply and sought Truth, I am qualified to state the following very clearly: like it or not, abortion is a decision to murder another person. Like it or not, it is for this reason a grave evil, a serious moral issue. And, like it or not, since it is an action that directly harms another, no issue is more suited to public discussion than abortion.
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Its only a personal decision when everyone else isn’t paying for it. lol
Seems like Mizz Horrocks is a sexist.
Hey Leeann, Iron my shirt!
It’s only personal when it doesn’t involve another individual, such as the baby and the baby’s father.
“It” is personal if and only if “it” concerns self. There are two selves at minimum involved in abortion. And even that excludes the state interest.
It stopped being a personal decision, when it was made the law of the land. Were there any states that were prosecuting women for having abortions before 1973? They may have gone after the doctors, or others who were performing abortions, but I don't remember any women being hauled off to jail, because they didn't make the situation public.
And when a million Americans are killed before they're born, it isn't simply a 'personal' decision, it's an important societal issue.
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