(March 11, 2013 at 5:00 am)EGross Wrote: I am againt the killing of anyone, whether as a potential or a complete life. The debate as to when does life begin is a religious one and not one that is useful here.
But given that, I am against the legislation of religious ideas. Saying it's okay to kill because of incest, for example, is a religious argument, since "it is abominable to the Lord". God would want that offspring killed, so a believer likes that one.
You could go down the list for the exceptions, but they come down to what is each persons comfort level. "Rape, incest, the life of the mother" are the new definitions of acceptance levels. And the religious are defining these and influencing laws to have their theology be kept by the non-believer.
You can't go speaking for someone else and say any judgement is from a religious standpoint. I would not object to abortion in the case of incest for genetic reasons and in the case of rape for mental health reasons (I guess for incest too).
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