An Honest Debate of Abortion

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You are not going to convince any pro-lifers to compromise on a first trimester abortion when you have people like useless advocating basically the murder of newborn equivalents. Extremists feed off of opposing extremists.

As a "100% pro-life, no exceptions" person, at least your arguments make sense....

And for the record, Patroklos is pro-choice until the second trimester, according to his posts. Useless, you are pro-choice up until the point of birth. Patroklos holds a position probably fairly close to what most Americans think. You are an extremist in any country on the pro-choice side. And I'm an extremist on the pro-life side.
 
Just think about this; because of my posistion you would be more than happy to deny abortions to rape victims, victims of incest, women who need abortions for health reasons, etc.

Pat is saying it would be better to ban all abortions than to implement your idea. he's not actually saying to ban all abortions. Basically, if I'm reading right, he's saying "I want abortion allowed in the first trimester, but I'd rather have abortion banned, period, than implement your suggestion.

Now that I'm done speaking for Pat, I really don't see any good reason for the rape/incest exception. As hard as I know it is for the rape victim, if the fetus really is a human life with human rights, doesn't the fetus' right to life trump the woman's right to a trauma-free life? Now, I'm not asking you to agree with my position, just understand where my point is coming from.

There are remarkably few people who want to ban abortions when the mother's life is at risk, and very few such abortions are actually performed. In such an area, I see an equal-value problem, meaning the fetus has every bit as much right to live as the mother. I think the only thing you can do in such a case is use Math. To simplify it if the birth goes forward, the mother has a 25% chance of death, but the abortion will guarantee the mother's life. If we go forward, there's a 75% chance the mother will live as well as the infant. Let the infant be born. If there's a 90% chance that both the infant AND the mother die if an abortion does not occur, I think she should be allowed to have an abortion, not because the infant is worth any less than the mother, but because the odds of saving one life are very high but the odds of saving both are slim to none.
 
I don't think people understand my position on this issue; I am not for legislating and forcing my morality and opinions on others in this regard; I don't believe gay marriage ceremonies should be held in churches that don't want to do them, I don't believe women should be restricted abortions if they have made a choice and a desire to have one. If on the other hand, they don't want one, I am fine with that as well.

I am not for the "murder of children" as Pat would have you believe, I just believe that my opinions on the matter shouldn't result in a woman changing her actions because of my views on the matter, especially when it comes to bodily autonomy.

I don't disagree, but Useless is trying to do that more than I am.

Tell us more about how you desire for all rape victims and victims of incest to be denied abortion, because you personally find the issue to be "icky".
 
Now that I'm done speaking for Pat, I really don't see any good reason for the rape/incest exception. As hard as I know it is for the rape victim, if the fetus really is a human life with human rights, doesn't the fetus' right to life trump the woman's right to a trauma-free life? Now, I'm not asking you to agree with my position, just understand where my point is coming from.

Uh no? Don't you understand that you are punishing women for being raped, by forcing them to give birth because you find the issue to be abhorrent? You're literally saying to the victims that they should suck it up and give birth.
 
Uh no? Don't you understand that you are punishing women for being raped, by forcing them to give birth because you find the issue to be abhorrent? You're literally saying to the victims that they should suck it up and give birth.

You have not proved that it is not murder, if you prove that abortion isn't murder, then we will agree with you.
 
How touching, that you continously label me an extremist.

You labeled yourself an extremist. I just quote you.

What are you going to do Pat? Use me as some sort of "case study" into the evils of the pro-choice side and label me an extremist,

You are pro choice, you are an extremist, and you are participating in the discussion. Is there a reason I should not address you and your positions for what they are?

all the whole proclaiming how you are "pro-choice" appart from when you feel that I, and I alone, have pushed to completely deny all abortion for women.

1.) I didn't proclaim anything, you called me pro life and I corrected you.

2.) When fighting against people like you who hold such extreme positions you force others to be odd bed fellows. You make the relative gulf between some smaller as you increase the chasm between you and all of us.

Just think about this; because of my posistion you would be more than happy to deny abortions to rape victims, victims of incest, women who need abortions for health reasons, etc.

Who said anything about banning abortions for health reasons?

And as horrible as all of those first two are, none of them are as horrible as murdering innocent children for convienience. There is a reason murder is a more heinous crime than rape of sexual abuse in the rest of the legal sphere useless, and thats why your above tack does and always will fail.

I don't think people understand my position on this issue; I am not for legislating and forcing my morality and opinions on others in this regard; I don't believe gay marriage ceremonies should be held in churches that don't want to do them, I don't believe women should be restricted abortions if they have made a choice and a desire to have one. If on the other hand, they don't want one, I am fine with that as well.

But you do believe in stripping human beings of their rights and murdering them for convienience. If that is not legislating morality I don't know what is.

You are not the first person to attempt this line of acting useless, many have done so before. The results are never good.

Tell us a again about the qualitative difference between a child T-minus 2 weeks and T-plus 1 second from birth. Explain to us what that earth shattering difference is that leads you to support unfettered killing of one but not the other.

I am not for the "murder of children" as Pat would have you believe, I just believe that my opinions on the matter shouldn't result in a woman changing her actions because of my views on the matter, especially when it comes to bodily autonomy.

Why are you restricting my freedom and legislating morality by restriting killing after birth. How dare you force me to change my actions because of your views!

Tell us more about how you desire for all rape victims and victims of incest to be denied abortion, because you personally find the issue to be "icky".

Is that how you normally describe murdering children for convienience? "icky?"

Uh no? Don't you understand that you are punishing women for being raped, by forcing them to give birth because you find the issue to be abhorrent? You're literally saying to the victims that they should suck it up and give birth.

And your solution is to compound the misery of one of the victims by simultaneously inflicting the most capital of crimes upon them? Sounds like a gangbusters trade off there, I hope you don't buy cars by yourself.

Don't you understand you are punishing the child for being the product of rape, and murdering them because you find the issue adhorrent. You are literally saying that innocent children should suck it up and accept death.
 
You know what Pat? It's not worth discussing this matter with you any longer, when you constantly accuse me of being okay with child murder, even when I've explained that I am not.

I'm done discussing this with you specifically.
 
You know what Pat? It's not worth discussing this matter with you any longer, when you constantly accuse me of being okay with child murder, even when I've explained that I am not.

I'm done discussing this with you specifically.

Answer me this, at what point is abortion of the fetus actually equivalent to killing an infant? Because there is literally no difference between a fetus the week before it is born and right after its actually born.
 
You know what Pat? It's not worth discussing this matter with you any longer, when you constantly accuse me of being okay with child murder, even when I've explained that I am not.

I'm done discussing this with you specifically.

Your silence will speak volumes, specifically to you inability to fill any of the gaping holes in your hypocritical position.
 
If God is pro-abortion after adultery, I don't know why being okay with it after a rape is outrageous

What are you talking about, El Mac?

Well, the commandment is to stone adulteresses. Adultery is a common source of pregnancy. You cannot follow that commandment without killing any resulting fetus at the same time.

The fetus dies because of the sins of the mother. To have it die for the sins of the father is not a stretch.
 
I think we should just stop playing games. Useless, you are an idiot and have no idea what you are talking about. Go home.

Come on, GhostWriter. You were being so reasonable at the top of Page 8. Slinging insults just makes your position look weaker.

I believe that abortion is the woman's (and man's, joint, but more on that next paragraph) choice in the matter so long as the fetus is not viable, i.e. cannot live outside the womb. I believe that this commonly occurs in the 5-6 month range. So that's where I'm going to put the line on my personal beliefs. 5 and a half months. After that, no abortions except for health reasons. A victim of rape? You have five and a half months to get an abortion. Victim of incest? You have five and a half months to get an abortion. How's that for a viewpoint?

Now, to elaborate on the little "and man's" thing above. I really believe that the father of the child should have some choice in the matter too, given a few circumstances. Obviously, if he is not there with her to make the decision, the choice is the mother's freely. But if he is there, I'd want it to be a unanimous decision. If the mother says "yes, I want the child" and the father says "no, I don't want the child", then the mother can give birth to the child and the father gives up all parenting rights. And I do mean ALL parenting rights, including the giving of child support. He cannot see his child as a father, nothing. If the mother says "no, I don't want the child" and the father says "yes, I want the child", then the mother should give birth to the child and then give it up to the father, and lose all parenting rights. Cruel and harsh? Maybe, but it's also fair.
 
I think we should just stop playing games. Useless, you are an idiot and have no idea what you are talking about. Go home.

Tell us more about why the confederate flag or/and the civil war wasn't about slavery and racism, why Ron Paul isn't a bigot, why forcing women to give birth to rape babies isn't misogynistic and disgusting, why LGBT should closet themselves etc.
 
Tell us more about why the confederate flag or/and the civil war wasn't about slavery and racism, why Ron Paul isn't a bigot, why forcing women to give birth to rape babies isn't misogynistic and disgusting, why LGBT should closet themselves etc.

As usual, you don't have an argument, and you change the subject. You manage to ruin discussion every time. Discussion with you has become pointless.

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Well, the commandment is to stone adulteresses. Adultery is a common source of pregnancy. You cannot follow that commandment without killing any resulting fetus at the same time.

The fetus dies because of the sins of the mother. To have it die for the sins of the father is not a stretch.

How do you know they didn't wait until the infant was born?

Come on, GhostWriter. You were being so reasonable at the top of Page 8. Slinging insults just makes your position look weaker.

That's true, but its pretty hard for my position to look very weak when Useless is still around.


I believe that abortion is the woman's (and man's, joint, but more on that next paragraph) choice in the matter so long as the fetus is not viable, i.e. cannot live outside the womb. I believe that this commonly occurs in the 5-6 month range. So that's where I'm going to put the line on my personal beliefs. 5 and a half months. After that, no abortions except for health reasons. A victim of rape? You have five and a half months to get an abortion. Victim of incest? You have five and a half months to get an abortion. How's that for a viewpoint?

At least its internally consistent.

Now, to elaborate on the little "and man's" thing above. I really believe that the father of the child should have some choice in the matter too, given a few circumstances. Obviously, if he is not there with her to make the decision, the choice is the mother's freely. But if he is there, I'd want it to be a unanimous decision. If the mother says "yes, I want the child" and the father says "no, I don't want the child", then the mother can give birth to the child and the father gives up all parenting rights. And I do mean ALL parenting rights, including the giving of child support. He cannot see his child as a father, nothing. If the mother says "no, I don't want the child" and the father says "yes, I want the child", then the mother should give birth to the child and then give it up to the father, and lose all parenting rights. Cruel and harsh? Maybe, but it's also fair.

People on the pro-choice side will inevitably argue "Woman's body, father can't force her to give birth to it." That said, what if neither parent wants it, but an aunt, uncle, or grandparent does? Why not give them parenting rights? And if there's no other family, why not give the baby up for adoption? I don't see any good reason to abort it, from any perspective. The best you can get is "Well, it doesn't really matter because its not a life" but then, why give the mother a choice anyway?

Other than that little philosophical problem, there's nothing intristically inconsistant about your position, however, from a pro-life perspective, I will say I don't think the father should be able to get out of paying child support. If necessary, it is worth the time in court to figure out who the father is if there's a dispute. If the mother had to deal with the child alone, I could see the sexism comments. Both the mother and the father have to deal with the reality that they had sex and that the woman is pregnant.

If neither parent wants the child, I see no good reason not to give birth to it and put it up for adoption. Obviously as a consistently pro-life person I don't think abortion should be an option.


Tell us more about why the confederate flag or/and the civil war wasn't about slavery and racism, why Ron Paul isn't a bigot, why forcing women to give birth to rape babies isn't misogynistic and disgusting, why LGBT should closet themselves etc.

How about you just articulate an abortion position that makes a lick of sense first.

Especially considering Useless' position is a lot more disgusting than anything the CSA ever did...

@Celtic-How true.
 
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