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Originally Posted by jaaaman  Getting back on the subject of abortion, I am anti-abortion because I feel this act is murder, life is not a mistake. Abortion and physician assisted suicide cheapen human life. Doctors are sworn to protect life, not end it... even a life. In the womb, the baby reacts to environmental stimuli and shares many of the physiological features that define human life. | In the abortion debate, the vast majority of people fall somewhere in the middle of a continuum that DOES EXIST. And a lot of times, people in the debate refuse to admit the existence of this continuum.
Like in this statement of yours with regards to baby's reacting to environmental stimuli. That isn't always the case. There is a point in time whereby the embryo does not react to stimuli in the womb, nor does it have the capacity to do so.
Do you object to abortion before there is reaction to environmental stimuli?
Do you object to the day after pill?
Do you know when the cut-off time-line is for the baby reacting, and not reacting to stimuli in the womb? Quote: |
Originally Posted by jaaaman Furthermore, most mothers who had an abortion suffer a great deal of mental and/or physical anguish due to their "choice". | I get REALLY sick and tired of people who have no clue HOW women who have had an abortion react to having an abortion.
Was there actually a study done to confirm your claim?
Or does it just sound good on a message board, and you have no evidence of your claim? Quote: |
Originally Posted by jaaaman Abortion is a "choice" that very few people can feel good about. Teach children to respect sex and the responsibility that accompanies it. It makes better sense to prevent teen and unplanned pregnancies by not taking part in actions that cause pregnancy. | Actually, it makes more sense to realize that the two issues are INDEPENDENT of themselves in the sense that doing one does not preclude the other.
We can DO BOTH. We can have legalized abortion, AND educate our children on the risks of sex.
And for the record Jaaaman, it makes NO sense to educate them SOLELY with the message that they shouldn't have sex. There have been a variety of studies on the issue, and REPEATEDLY they show that a FULL education of the SPECTRUM of options results in less teen-age pregnancy than the "Just don't do it" message. "(Gay marriage) is a debate about whether you think gay people are part of the human condition or just a random fetish."
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