Originally posted by Raider179
I base it on that it cant survive without the mother until viability and even at that point it's tenuous whether they will survive or not.
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Good for you. You still have no idea if it has become a human being or not at that arbitrary point. No one knows. It's just a comfortable point for you personally where you feel it's OK to kill it.
Did you know 50% of all pregancies are unplanned. And I believe 86% of those said they used contraception.
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1. 50% are unplanned merely highlights the lack of personal responsibility. It weakens your case.
2. 86% use contraception? AGI study said 17% claim they used contraception
correctly and still conceived. Big difference. This stat weakens your argument just as the first one does.
If you put a trojan on your head, it's highly unlikely to prevent conception.
Once again, the inability to use contraception CORRECTLY highlights the lack of personal responsiblity. Forgot to take the pill today? Better use a condom.
I am saying that you don't know what goes on in that household so you have no clue whether bringing a child into it would be a good or bad idea.
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As Laz pointed out, US couples are going to Russia to adopt children. My neighbor across the street adopted a Chechen girl.
If the US were to simplify adoption rules, I think we'd all be better off.
One thing is CERTAIN in my opinion, however. An aborted human being is killed without ever having a chance. A kid born into a dysfunctional home HAS a chance. A chance for adoption, a chance to triumph despite his disadvantages. Dead human embryos never get that chance.
just erring on the side of life?
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Yep, that's me. Erring on the side of life. There are a lot of overused statements; overuse doesn't make them less valid or untrue. Usually, it's the opposite.
I find those who would work to end capital punishment but work for more abortion rights to be the very definition of hypocrisy.
Those women might have carried that baby to term if the man hadnt disappeared.
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You've got no stats on this at all. It's another leap for an excuse that you can't substantiate. Out of the 700,000+ abortions, how many fall into this category?
Where are the AGI stats on "my man left me" responses?
But thats ok I see you are putting most of the blame on the woman anyway.
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Hardly; look up in the thread. I said we need more personal responsibility from both men and women. It never pays to subsidize something you want less of, however.
Don't get me wrong I understand what you are saying about personal responsibility but I dont see a solution with that route. Making it illegal does nothing. Giving out condoms does nothing. Free birth control does nothing. You know what I think might actually make a difference?
Making abortion easier DOES NOTHING but encourage more abortions. It's "the easy way out". It makes personal responsibility less important.
What's the message when "Don't worry, we'll get you an abortion. Everything will be fine; it's easy and fast."
What behavior will that approach encourage?