shimy said:so you condon his actions there and feel that this girlsmoney should have been taken after being raped by her step father and being extemely young. You're part of the UNITED states, not a union of states. I would think that any federal law would override a state law. That being said, I would tend to agree with you if it was all abortions, however, its rape, incest, and mothers life, I think those are justified. Thats just my opinion though.
Yes, I condone his actions. I also don't believe, and I've stated this here plenty of times, that someone else's medical needs, who I've never met, are my problem. The UNITED states doesn't mean we all take care of each other as you seem to suggest. It is in fact meant to be a UNION of states, hence the "State of the UNION address".
Here's the first sentence to the US Constitution:
We the people of the United States, in order to form a more perfect union, establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general welfare, and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.
I added the emphasis. Now, find in the Constitution where it says the Federal government has the jurisdiction to provide healthcare. You won't find it because it isn't there. What does that mean? It means that it's suppose to go to the states to decide. That was the original intent of the Constitution. The Federal government is only there for national security and a few other things. They were never intended to do the kind of things they're doing now.
My comment might be a little ignorant I know there are certain matters that are part of a states jurisdiction and other that are federal. I just have very strong feelings for this cause on the fundemental level its such a moral outrage. This girl was already going to have problems as it was, making her carried a baby for 9 months, afterwards it just seems like you would effectively be distroying her life(mentally), for the life of an unborn child, which it could be argued would fall under the original decree.
And I would argue that that is not a good reason to take the life of an unborn child. What, exactly, did the child do to deserve death? It's not the child's fault it was conceived via incest. Bring the child to term and put it up for adoption. There are plenty of people in this country that would love to adopt a child.