RE: Attack at Planned Parenthood Clinic
November 29, 2015 at 8:00 am
(This post was last modified: November 29, 2015 at 8:01 am by robvalue.)
I agree. "Rights" are a red herring, totally. Rights are a result of laws and morality, more or less.
I consider a situation where a woman has as many children as she can look after already, and accidentally gets pregnant again.
"She shouldn't have!" Yes, she shouldn't. But it has happened. Punishing her for the failure of contraceptives seems bizarre, assuming she's been careful.
What are the options?
1) Have the baby and keep it. Now none of the children can be properly looked after and they all suffer.
2) Have the baby and give it up for adoption. It joins the massive waiting list of children already desperate for a home. This is a poor start to any life.
3) Have an abortion, and go to jail. Now the children have no mother for several years.
There is no desirable outcome whatsoever, and they all involve children suffering, rather than simply "punishing" the mother.
I consider a situation where a woman has as many children as she can look after already, and accidentally gets pregnant again.
"She shouldn't have!" Yes, she shouldn't. But it has happened. Punishing her for the failure of contraceptives seems bizarre, assuming she's been careful.
What are the options?
1) Have the baby and keep it. Now none of the children can be properly looked after and they all suffer.
2) Have the baby and give it up for adoption. It joins the massive waiting list of children already desperate for a home. This is a poor start to any life.
3) Have an abortion, and go to jail. Now the children have no mother for several years.
There is no desirable outcome whatsoever, and they all involve children suffering, rather than simply "punishing" the mother.
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