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Originally Posted by hot dragon  i have always thought opposition to abortion was the current way the conservative Right punishes women for having sex. | I wouldn't say entirely, but I believe a sizeable portion of social conservatives feel that way. To them, women have become far too uppity and independent for their liking.
Others really believe that a 12-week-old lump of biomass is equivalent to a living, breathing human being. What they fail to factor into the equation is that attached to that embryo/fetus is a real live woman who may not want to be pregnant. She has a right to say whether or not an organism may feed off her bodily resources for nine months. Our bodies aren't wards of the courts. Quote: |
IMO, the opposition to abortion is not about the sanctity of life or rights of innocent people or any of that crap. it is about their fear of sex.
| I think that's part of it, too. Overall, it's about people trying to impose their personal beliefs on others who feel differently. Quote:
look around, the people that argue against abortion also argue against premarital sex, contraception, homosexuality, anything that lies outside their narrow sexual experiences.
you have to feel sorry for them, really.
| It's narrow-mindedness combined with a holier-than-thou attitude that makes some feel that their way is the only way.....and that it should be imposed on others. It's more than a little tiresome.
Yawn. Hate is NOT a 'family value.'
Feminism: the radical notion that women are human beings.
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