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Rosaline	Dec 18 2008, 09:17 PM
Emissary of the Vampires Posts: 1,970 Group: Admin Member #1 Joined: June 14, 2006	I see both sides of the argument as well. And I've teetered for years on the subject. Is it a life at conception or at 16 weeks when it feels pain? Etc... I do think that the laws, stating that if a pregnant woman is killed, it can be ruled a double homicide. I was actually in a debate class when a similar law was officially passed, and I remember my (strongly liberal) teacher stating that this was the left wing's way of working anti-abortion laws into the books. It had something to do with the scenario where if a man beats a pregnant woman, and she loses the pregnancy, then he can be charged with murder. Its been almost 3 years and we haven't seen that, but...I can still see it happening. I think that the difference there though, is similar to what Distressed Princess said, though. Its a life taken without choice. Like...even if the woman is killed on her way to the abortion clinic...There are certain situations where people who commit murder should be punished to the strongest degree possible. Now, I may have my biases here due to personal experience, but thats a different debate completely. Murder is based on intent. And if someone kills a pregnant woman (knowing she is pregnant, lets say...lets not count it if its not apparent, just for theoretical purposes), there's the whole idea of mercy....and if someone kills a pregnant woman...then they knowingly killed 2 (or more) entities and therefore should be charged as such.. I mean...even during the Salem witch trials...women got pardoned from hanging if pregnant....at least....until the child was born, but...then they were hung, but not too many because it had all blown over by then (Elizabeth Proctor is my hero!). Its an awareness thing....but like I said...I'm much more harder on murders since my experiences. Anyways. Abortion. I was once talking to this kid, and I told him my religious affiliation (Catholic). He asked me "do you believe in abortion?" and I said yes. And he told me then I wasn't truly Catholic. But...on a philosophical view, here's how I see it...and even if you're not religious, just go with it because I have a point...I promise. If God is all powerful, all loving, and all forgiving, then even the lowest of the low can be forgiven....then even "abortion comitters" can be forgiven. I'm sick of the church saying that so many women are going to hell for 'destroying a life.' because the church doesn't even know. Seriously, if you're on birth control for MEDICAL PURPOSES...the church can excommunicate you....which means GO AWAY AND NEVER COME BACK! for those, who aren't affiliated with Christianity. But this is how I see abortion...I myself, would never have an abortion. Psychologically, I couldn't handle it. (Not to mention all of the catholic guilt built up over the years). I wouldn't be able to live with the "what ifs" at all, and thats the saddest part about abortion in my mind. Everyone worries about the unborn life...but who stops to think about the psychological toil that the mother will face for the rest of her life? "Well, she did it to herself..." Some might say...and to them, I would say "You don't know." Because no one, other than that woman and her creator know the difference. To the radical catholics out there, that rally in front of Washington DC every year...to them I say...I would never HAVE an abortion, but that doesn't mean I can't comfort the woman who has...instead of condemn her, when she's probably already condemned herself for what she's done. What about the woman who has 2 children already, but physically can not endure a 3rd child birth for whatever medical reason? Is she to sacrifice herself for the one unborn life? Or does she have the abortion so that she can take care of the 2 that are already on this earth? Its not always as black and white as "keep it" or "don't keep it" Abortion really is too general to be legal or illegal. I certainly don't want to see us go backwards, into a world where a woman lifts a dryer jor throws herslef down the stairs ust so that her body will terminate her pregnancy, or where a girl goes into an alley to meet a man who will hack her up with a knife he's used on dozens of others before her, and who doesn't have the training to know what to do if theres a complication...although, then they'd be charged for a double homicide anyway wouldn't they? Edited by Rosaline, Dec 18 2008, 09:20 PM.


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