Remember Kevin that the morning after pill is considered to be an abortion pill by the anit-abortion fanatics. My own state representative has been threatening the state universities for providing access to the morning after pill.
Hey for many of the right wing, its lets get the nose of the government out of the economy and where it belongs in the private lives of its citizens. Does anyone see what's wrong with that attitude? larry >Wooohooo another abortion debate!!!!! > >Actually here is where I deviate from the extreme right-wing >anti-abortion groups. While I am vehemenently against abortion, >there are cases when it should be allowed. Rape, incest, in cases >where the fetus would be seriously deformed, and when the life of >the mother is in danger. My only question is why didn't the rape >victim take the morning after pill? I teeter on the rape issue, but >for now would still advocate it being acceptable. > >Kevin > > >>Really? >> >>So a woman that was raped and is about to have a child with aids is >>being consumerist if she decides to abort? >> >>If there is a medical reason then its also 'wrong' and 'not teaching >>people to love' ? >> >>What if I am not religious? What are your arguments then? >>These all seem terribly myopic. >> >>You mentioned that aside from religion there is 'logic' and 'science' as >>to why Abortion is wrong....but you stuck to religion...what about these >>'other' reasons? >> >>-Gel >> >> >>-----Original Message----- >>From: GL [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >>That's the most rediculous argument for killing a baby. Abortion is >>wrong for many reasons. Some of those reasons are based in our religious >>convictions, but other reasons exist in the realms of simple common >>sense, logic, philosophy, science, jurisprudence. >> >>What it does have in its favor at a political level is its appeal to the >>consumerist mentality of the ruling white middle class. Two generations >>of American bourgoise have been conditioned by Madison Avenue (through >>television, films and glossy magazines) to believe that they have a >>god-given right to full material happiness - and anything (or anyone) >>who gets in the way of that is shit out of luck. >> >>An unwanted pregnancy? No different than an unwanted CD player - simply >>get rid of it and go on to the next commodity. >> >>Historically, respect for life from conception until natural death was >>basic to the nonviolent religions and philosophies of the East. Invoking >>this tradition, human rights leaders from Gandhi to the Dalai Lama have >>condemned abortion as a form of violence akin to other practices which >>destroy human life and debase human dignity. >> >>Any country that accepts abortion is not teaching people to love, but to >>use violence to get what they want. That's why the greatest destroyer of >>peace is abortion. >> >>- Mother Teresa (1910-1997) >> > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=5 Signup for the Fusion Authority news alert and keep up with the latest news in ColdFusion and related topics. http://www.fusionauthority.com/signup.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
