| Question Re: Partial-Birth Abortion |
by webwalrus |
2003-11-06 06:37:25 |
Ok...here's the question of the day:
If partial-birth abortion were legal (which it was until a day or two ago), it would allow people to get an abortion anytime up to (and including) just before the delivery (all of the 3rd trimester).
If that was legal...how do we justify the laws that say "if your kid is born with brain damage because you smoke/drink/do drugs, you go to jail"?
There's at least one case where a woman's baby was born dead, and she was charged because she did drugs during the pregnancy. Keeping in mind that in any other situation, she'd be sent to treatment to recover - this time she was sent to jail. Had she had a partial-birth abortion 1 day sooner, she'd be clear - no charges at all.
BTW I agree with the partial-birth abortion ban, as well as the above laws - although I agree (on some level) that the health of the mother should be an issue.
Then again, how would you keep doctors from just saying "oh, yeah, her life was in danger" and just doing what they wanted anyway? |
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burden of proof | by amish | 2003-11-06 06:41:43 |
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So... | by webwalrus | 2003-11-06 06:56:14 |
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I brought this line of thinking up the other day | by crash_ | 2003-11-06 06:45:10 |
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That's exactly... | by webwalrus | 2003-11-06 06:49:03 |
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well wouldn't that make it | by woodchip | 2003-11-06 08:10:51 |
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I think abortion is valid | by McGowan | 2003-11-06 06:46:21 |
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Then my question... | by webwalrus | 2003-11-06 06:47:23 |
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I dont know. | by McGowan | 2003-11-06 06:48:49 |
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"Drawing a line" - This is rarely good. | by stujlaird | 2003-11-06 07:08:22 |
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The problem is | by Didactylos | 2003-11-06 07:17:59 |
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Nobody asked me if I wanted to be born. (n/t) | by TheGM | 2003-11-06 07:26:18 |
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If you listen to those miserable souls who had | by NOLAWitch | 2003-11-06 08:25:52 |
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Well, my opinion | by Tomo | 2003-11-06 07:30:52 |
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My sentience exactly. | by Didactylos | 2003-11-06 07:35:25 |
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I agree. Some fetuses don't become human until | by curly | 2003-11-06 08:16:18 |
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There is a point, yes... | by kelli217 | 2003-11-06 07:22:56 |
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Not really. | by JPaganel | 2003-11-06 09:04:15 |
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Er, what? | by kelli217 | 2003-11-06 11:22:48 |
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What I mean is | by JPaganel | 2003-11-06 11:47:49 |
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Ask your local rebbe, ... | by kelli217 | 2003-11-06 14:27:36 |
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It's still "legal" | by JohnClarke | 2003-11-06 07:38:26 |
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Pro Choice all the way!!! | by weephun | 2003-11-06 08:06:29 |
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'Scuse me? "completely sidestep the consequences"? | by curly | 2003-11-06 08:24:18 |
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I don't mean to step into this debate, but.. | by abstrackt | 2003-11-06 08:33:04 |
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And the point I was making | by curly | 2003-11-06 08:37:14 |
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To prevent is to keep from happening | by abstrackt | 2003-11-06 08:40:32 |
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I did put quotes around it, but think abstractly.. | by curly | 2003-11-06 09:31:04 |
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I understand your point | by abstrackt | 2003-11-06 12:51:16 |
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We don't use that logic for other health issues | by tigermouse | 2003-11-06 08:42:07 |
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Although I remain neutral on the abortion topic.. | by abstrackt | 2003-11-06 08:55:53 |
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That's a side issue, though | by tigermouse | 2003-11-06 09:28:34 |
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I know.. | by abstrackt | 2003-11-06 12:20:11 |
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That's a ridiculous argument. Don't have sex. | by NOLAWitch | 2003-11-06 09:18:32 |
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reasonable expectation | by weephun | 2003-11-06 09:24:40 |
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How about other risks? Getting hit by a | by NOLAWitch | 2003-11-06 09:31:19 |
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true | by weephun | 2003-11-06 09:42:07 |
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Good. Now, if you have car insurance, | by NOLAWitch | 2003-11-06 10:01:38 |
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Well, your car is.. not you | by Patch | 2003-11-06 10:54:20 |
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insurance | by weephun | 2003-11-06 11:43:57 |
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What if she was on birth control, | by NOLAWitch | 2003-11-06 08:24:32 |
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Not | by weephun | 2003-11-06 08:56:30 |
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In case you didn't know, | by JPaganel | 2003-11-06 09:01:38 |
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No | by weephun | 2003-11-06 09:19:06 |
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So I should have stayed away from my wife? | by JPaganel | 2003-11-06 09:32:34 |
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putting expectations in my mouth now? | by weephun | 2003-11-06 09:52:25 |
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If both parties have been surgically sterilized, | by NOLAWitch | 2003-11-06 09:55:59 |
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choice once again | by weephun | 2003-11-06 10:05:30 |
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I have a problem with your last sentence. | by JPaganel | 2003-11-06 08:56:12 |
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Indeed | by Illiad | 2003-11-06 09:30:13 |
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Can anyone provide a link to abortion law? | by BloodyViking | 2003-11-06 10:42:59 |
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Law for which state or nation? | by JohnClarke | 2003-11-06 14:32:02 |
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The US of course, and the strictest | by BloodyViking | 2003-11-06 14:40:40 |
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You should be able to find what you're looking for | by JohnClarke | 2006-11-19 12:55:59 |
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Thanks. (n/t) | by BloodyViking | 2003-11-06 15:10:46 |
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Okay, here's a different thought. | by ragman | 2003-11-06 13:26:12 |
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The injunction was granted on behalf of | by BloodyViking | 2003-11-06 13:52:21 |
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Saw this late... | by ragman | 2003-11-07 07:03:27 |
