(August 6, 2018 at 1:29 pm)Catholic_Lady Wrote: So your hypothetical scenario is, what if there would be MORE abortions overall if abortion became illegal?
That doesn't make much sense, but out of principle, direct killing of an innocent human should never be legally permissable. By the same token, I assume if legalizing rape decreased the instance of rape, most people would still say rape should be illegal.
Because the right to life is an inherent right, just as the right to not be sexually violated is an inherent right, those human rights should always (even if purely by principle) be protected by the law.
It makes perfect sense. Does making drugs illegal prevent drug trafficking? The same concept can be applied to abortions. If abortion is made illegal, women are going to find unsafe, back alley ways of getting the job done. Which is better; safe legal abortion or unsafe abortions due the procedure being illegal? And no, my argument is not in support of making one's "want" of snorting cocaine a potential legal issue. The metaphor still stands to reason for abortion.
A bundle of cells is not an innocent human being. I'm not going to argue this fact with you. I'm stating it, and that's that.
And your connection of rape to abortion fails. Yes, it does.
Now, if you want to debate logically, please do so.
