Originally posted by Skydancer
Lazs I was losing nothing.
Unlike I suspect Mr Toad, I actualy deal with kids in these situations all the time. Thats why I will not take the high moral anti abortionist stance. I may not actualy like the idea of abortion but I see the disastrous results of unwanted pregnancy and as I said have one young woman who is pregnant resulting from rape and that tends to open the mind on this issue. I do defend a womans right to choose. I also think if applicable the male partner should be part of the decision. What I don't do is tell those kids what to do. They have to do what's right for them.
Mr Toad wants to take that personal right to choose away because of his moral stance. I would have thought you of all people would have been against his line of argument!
Now I'm not going to take one high moral view and then link it to every situation. Each issue is different despite what Mr Toad says. It aint a one size fits all world.
I totally agree, even though my own personal philosophy does not find abortion savory, I fear that eliminating that choice would have far greater consequence. Even if it were outlawed, the old coathanger, back-door doctors would come back into fashion. Abortion has always existed, and always will for as long as there are unwanted pregnancies. Even in ancient times abortion was common, and many cities had an area designated to to the disposal of the aborted.
Even animals that give birth in unfavorable circumstance choose to kill off the litter. Personally, I think that if those that are not in favor of choice on this issue ever get their way, those extra children should be sent to them, where they can be raised with higher moral standards than everyone else.
