walkingdork said:
TV's Frink said:
darth_ender said:
I'm sorry, but the "abortion should be legal in all cases" mentality is equally pervasive and annoying. But neither you nor I completely hold to those arguments (as mentioned before, I personally allow for some, albeit few and limited, exceptions--and I doubt you feel that abortion should have no restrictions). Still, I'd always rather err on the side of caution, even in my giving way to the other side.
I was referring more to Ferris' post, although you did complement it.
The "abortion should always be legal" side is much smaller, btw. There are very few people who think it's fine to abort a fetus at 39-1/2 weeks just for the hell of it.
What Frink said
Walkingdork, your contributions of late have really increased our understanding. Word! ;)
Alright, so this is actually mostly in response to Frink.
http://www.gallup.com/poll/1576/abortion.aspx
It matters not which side is bigger or smaller. Does the number of supporters give you or me more of a right to be annoyed? But since we're comparing, it looks that you are absolutely incorrect. Over the past several years, the "under any circumstance" abortion advocates are significantly more plentiful than "not under any circumstance" pro-life advocates. The largest group believes in "only a few circumstances", so that is a good thing and it's probably where I would place myself were I given this poll. However, such a question leaves a lot of leeway, and clearly the laws don't reflect such polling. As to late term abortions, there are still 10% of our nation who support third trimester abortions. That is not a trivial number.
What probably aggravates me the most is that abortion is justified because the child is just a "bunch of cells" and would feel no pain. Is pain the defining criterium of what makes someone human and deserving of human rights? What about fear? This video seems to show that aborted children actually fear what is happening, regardless of how much pain they experience. Why is fear not factored in? Is it because the omniscient scientists cannot detect when a child gains a sense of fear?
Regardless of whether or not Abby Johnson's story is accurate, children do try to escape their deaths. And liberals, who are usually so in favor of educated decisions, seem to favor reducing education so that a woman's perspective won't be "tainted."