Outlawing something doesn’t have to eradicate it in order to be justified. You don’t outlaw theft thinking it will erase theft, but to hold those who commit it accountable.

And just bc abortion has utilitarian value doesn’t make it moral.

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Posted by cas4t

Member since Jan 2010

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Posted on 5/15/19 at 8:37 am to SabiDojo

Ah the ole sanctimonious morality argument. Never mind the morality issue of forcing rape victims to bear a child. Or forcing a young mother into raising a child because she made a mistake at age 14 or even 18.

We could go back and forth on that subject all day. But I don’t have the time or the patience. We will never agree with one another so no point in debating.

This post was edited on 5/15/19 at 8:38 am

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Posted by KG6

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Posted on 5/15/19 at 8:49 am to SabiDojo

quote:
And just bc abortion has utilitarian value doesn’t make it moral.

My only hang up is medical necessity. If "conception" is the starting point, what happens to a an ectopic pregnancy, where the embryo implants in the fallopian tube. Very much a danger to the life of the mother and there is no way for the pregnancy to go to term. Any intervention to save the mother can be construed as terminating a pregnancy. Under the extreme religious version of the pro life stance, that would not be legal.

I have a moral opposition to abortion. But can't quite get to the far end of it where if an egg is fertilized, end of story, no other way to look at it type of mentality. I guess my point is morality isn't as fine a line as some people think it is.....in any situation, not just abortion.

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