I said abortion was a form of murder and I meant it. I don't believe a newly fertilized egg is a human being. I do believe a fetus a few days from birth is. No one can tell when the transition takes place so it is impossible to say exactly when an abortion becomes murder - although, to me, morning after pills are not. Decent contraception is not.
But that wasn't the point of my post.
I'm not religious, not dogmatic, not squeamish, and have a pretty good grasp of history. Human beings have been killing each other for all sorts of reasons forever. My view is that, in that light, abortion is not so difficult to accept. I also believe that population control is a necessity.
Again I degress. It's hard not to. I believe a compromise on this issue is important for the future health and welfare of the country. I believe there must be a compromise since neither side will ever convince the other to convert. And finally I believe that no compromise is possible until/unless each side is willing to recognize that the opposing arguments have merit.
I don't believe the compromise has to take the form of Roe v. Wade. I don't know what form it should take. That's for future generations and smarter people to iron out.
But there is consensus that third trimester abortions is indeed murder as illustrated above.
Would you support a ban on third term abortions ecxept for the life of the mother?