Originally posted by Yeager
Oh....ok. I see what I was getting at.
My definition of abortion is this:
Abortion is the intentional killing of a human fetus. A human fetus is a human being in prenatal development."
In my opinion, by killing this human fetus the woman is solely responsible for denying a human being the right to Life, Liberty and the pursuit of happiness.
At this point in time, abortion is legal. Perhaps at some future point, the law will mature and find that the killing of prenatal defenseless and innocent fetuses is not only immoral, but illegal. Lets hope that at some point in time George Bush nominated the right judges. It might be his singular saving grace. The bastard.
Other than that, I could not care any less than I already do.
Yeager, even though you say you don't care, you've obviously some thought into your position.
What about those fetuses that arise from cases of rape or incest? Or whose continuing development threatens the life of the mother? Many people who are against abortion on the grounds that they consider it murder seem OK with it under these conditions (note the failed South Dakota abortion ban, which didn't make allowances for those three situations, and was defeated).
What about the pregnant mother who continues to smoke, use alcohol or drugs? There is certainly no doubt that she is harming the fetus with these actions, perhaps severely and irreparably (e.g. fetal alcohol syndrome).
Perhaps we need enforceable standards of behavior for all pregnant women, to ensure the rights of the fetus to healthy development are being preserved?
