Posted on 06/30/2022 9:48:03 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
I had a tough dialogue with a former friend concerning the Supreme Court’s Dodd decision. We disagree on the fundamental aspects of the issue and the discussion has been eye-opening. As teenagers we were both raised in very conservative milieus. I had a loving home with loving parents. When my mother passed away, my father found a wonderful woman who has been a great stepmother.
Unfortunately, I have no idea of my friend’s home life. Having a good home to grow up in, with a dedicated mother who chose to stay at home, resulted in my friend spending time at my house. They didn’t always invite us over to their house. As we became adults, I strove to live up to the ideals our shared religion taught us. I waited till marriage for physical intimacy. I did struggle with pornography for a while, but sought counseling, repented, and while the temptation is still there, I have been sober for years. I know it is possible to live a life following traditional Christian morality because I live it.
About five years ago, my wife had an ectopic pregnancy. It was the first pregnancy she had not miscarried in eight years. We didn’t know it was ectopic until she woke up in the middle of the night experiencing the worst pain she had ever felt. I talked her into going to the ER. The doctor did ultrasounds and tests. She was two months pregnant. (She hadn’t told me because I always got so excited about it) The baby was healthy. We got to hear the healthy hoof-beats of our child’s heartbeat. Then the doctor told us, “It’s implanted in the wrong place. As this baby continues to grow, it will rupture your ovary and you will bleed to death.
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I look at that question simply.
What will happen in a clear majority of situations wherein a woman is pregnant? A child will be born. Therefore, the potential is almost a certainty that that fetus/unborn developing person is endowed at the moment of conception with the unalienable right to life, liberty and pursuit of happiness, and is, ought and should be protected by the most powerful among us and our laws.
The claim that some will be ectopic, miscarried etc. is moot. People die every day from tragic circumstances.
Next argument is in cases of rape or incest- I know it’s a tough emotional, legal and moral battle for a woman/minor child-its near to me personally. What should the nonconsenting victim do? Killing the unborn is not a good answer to me. Innocence is to be valued, not condemned. The sin/crime of the father must not pass onto and cost the innocent, in my opinion.
Abortion for convenience is what is evil.
So this is a matter of some interest to me.
Reproduction is the most complicated thing the human body does and there is so much that we do not understand.
Should we devote more time and research to it?
Probably.
Will we?
Sadly probably not.
Far to many people who are convinced there are to many people already so why work to birth more?
St. Gianna Beretta Molla would beg to differ.
The author is over-reaching. Thank you for clarifying.
Thank you for this cogent unemotionalized contribution.
Humbling.
My wife had a miscarriage, but there is still negative stigma that comes from me saying “we have a baby in heaven now”. I feel that.
What you say is correct. By eliminating the easy choice I hope it awakens minds to deal with complicated pregnancies. I truly think this will work out well.
That “save the life of the mother” is a pretty broad and undefined term — and a back door to infanticide…
“life, liberty and pursuit of happiness” are nowhere mentioned in the Constitution.
The DOI is the founding document, principled in natural rights that apply regardless of any and all other statements.
Also, due process, of course, killing a helpless unborn is easier than justly executing a murdering monster, or, was.
The Declaration states the decision of the Colonies to separate from the Crown, and their reasons for doing so. It doesn’t make Law.
If you want the unborn to be considered full-fledged citizens with all rights to due process, you will need to have that codified into law. Just because we believe something is ‘right’ doesn’t make it the law of the land.
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