It still looks like you don’t see abortion as wrong.
Suppose I don't see it as wrong; who's job is it to convince me it is?
To you (based on your replies) is right if a woman wants or needs one.
To me, it's none of my business.
I certainly will never have one, and I will do everything in my power to make sure I never put anyone else in a situation where
they might need one.
The central issue concerning the (im)morality of abortion revolves around the question of
"is a fetus a human being?" I have my opinion on that topic... as do you. What are our opinions worth? Diddly-squat.
The doctors, lawyers, clergy, and politicians of the worldcan argue the medical, theological, and legal opinions one way or the other, and will continue to do so until half-past Judgement Day, as like as not. The fact that none of them have come to a consensual answer would seem to indicate that there might not
be such an answer.
Therefore, the only opinion that matters at that point is that of the pregnant woman. She has to answer the question when she makes the decision about what to do with an unplanned/unwanted pregnancy... by whatever moral compass she has.
That kind of personal moral decision is best left between the woman and whatever god she believes in... and personally, I don't think the government has
any business getting in between a person and their God.
Surprised to hear me say that?
That would depend on the means. I’m sure the murder rate is lower because it’s illegal. Traffic accidents are down because of speed limits. My children do well because of restrictions placed on them.
When the means work
with the law, then there's no problem (assuming the law itself is just), when the means attempt to work
around the law... big problem. The laws work when they agree with one another -- not when one law is written solely to exploit a loophole in a previous one.
The murder rate is low because murderers will get caught and punished according to the law. It's not the severity of punishment that deters crime, it's the certainty... which is why folks are up in arms when a police officer kills someone and (seemingly) escapes being held accountable -- but I digress
Speed
limits? Good. Speed
traps? not so much.
Your children do well because they
know the restrictions you place on them, and know that you will (to the best of your ability) enforce them fairly and honestly. You don't leave a 10-dollar bill laying on the ground, wait for one of them to pick it up, and then scold them for "stealing," do you?
And trying to pass a state law as a means to get around the federal law? Well... yeah, big problem.
I think, as an agnostic, that you really shouldn’t have any reason to be against abortion.
Which is why you should learn to ask questions instead of make assumptions.
So go ahead: ask me if I'm "for" or "against" abortion. Don't assume you know because of my previous posts (including this one)...
ask.
