You’ve avoided my question by asking one of your own. To me human life starts at 24 weeks after conception. Prior to that do what you want to your body. After that, treat that life the same as a newborn. When do YOU think human life starts? Just answer my question please. |
Nine people in DC charged with civil rights violations. If convicted they each face eleven years in prison. Of the nine, only one could possibly have a viable uterus.
https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/feds-charged-blocking-dc-reproductive-health-clinic-837684 |
You assume this is just a two-sided issue. |
These are different posters. |
Some feel IVF is cruel and unusual. |
Ahhh… we’re back to the forced birther red herring of forcing dying women to die for their pregnancies or women with wanted pregnancies to carry a dying or dead pregnancy to term. |
That link doesn’t work for me so here’s a better one. https://www.wusa9.com/article/news/crime/anti-abortion-protesters-indicted-on-felony-charge-for-blocking-dc-clinic-lauren-handy-william-goodman-jonathan-darnell/65-1f6cd1f5-f5f9-4a05-a640-b0df577f19bd |
No, there I was assuming that the PP is FOS. |
I see you’ve again avoided my question and are deflecting because you’d don’t like your answer’s consequences. The overwhelming number of abortion have nothing to do with “dying women” or “dead/dying babies”, so just stop with that argument. And believe it or not MOST mothers (and fathers) are willing to die for their children. We see that you obviously are not one of these people (how selfish of you). Obviously, when the physical health of the mother or child are medically in question the laws should (and most do) account for that. I am not arguing it shouldn’t. So let’s get back to the main point: Just answer my question, when do you believe human life begins? BTW, I actually believe in the right to decide to end one’s or one’s dependent’s life due to a terminal condition, so even if a born baby was terminally ill, I believe the parents should have the right to pull the plug per se. Finally, the answer to this question would be applied to all humans regardless of the procreation method (for the poster that’s been talking about IVF). |
DP. What about the language in the Missouri bill that appears to make treatment of an ectopic pregnancy illegal? I'm a mother of 2 little girls. I would absolutely die for them, without question. But I was not willing to leave them motherless when I was diagnosed with an ectopic pregnancy. I have 2 friends who have undergone TFMR. Both of those pregnancies were very much wanted; in fact, one was the result of IVF. In both cases, complications arose which impacted the health of both mother and fetus. Impact to life and health of the mother or baby as a reason for TFMR or resolution of ectopic pregnancies aren't as rare as you seem to think they are, and anti-abortion legislation absolutely DOES have an impact. Take a look at the case of Savita Halappanivar and other women like her to see what happens when such limits are placed on abortion access. |
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I am a women who is staunchly pro-choice. I accept the idea of late-term abortions.
That said, a lot of the people who are anti-abortion really do just believe “It’s murder,” period. My father, my brother, and all my uncles and male cousins are circumcised. Growing up, that was the norm for me. It is the family tradition. Being “pro-life” (which most of my family is) is not that different. |
I don't know. That's my answer. It's a complicated question. As you know, scientists, scholars, priests and politicians can't decide, and neither can I. You're preaching to the choir here since I am still raising my child from an unwanted, medically risky pregnancy. But the question of when we consider a fetus a person is not my point. My point is the inconsistency with which pro lifers treat embryos based on whether they are in a test tube or a woman. Which is very telling to me. Almost as if this isn't just about baby life. But something more complicated. I am personally pro life and pro baby and pro embryo. I don't want male politicians deciding that for me or any woman or taking out bounties on women who have abortions, restricting interstate travel, or interfering in patient doctor situations. That is all. The philosophical question of when fetal "life" begins is secondary to all of that, to me. |
Yes, it's easy to decide, especially for men, that you are simply "pro life" and not bother to think through all the nuanced situations that can arise, or have to pick and choose what situations or laws you think are appropriate, or not. |
PP here. Agreed. |
I think the only woman in the above civil rights case with a functioning uterus kept her own aborted fetuses at home. DC Police did a search warrant on her home and found remains of five preborn children. Was she getting pregnant just so she could abort them? Wow what a nut. She proves how hypocritical the violently pro life group is. https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/salvadorhernandez/anti-abortion-activist-fetuses |