Abortion and Women's Rights

[DeistPaladin]

Pot-kettle and such. I received essays in response to the simple yes/no question, Are people who eat meat accessories to murder?

I've already answered that question. The answer is "no". Are you ready to drop this red herring now?

I am not pro-choice by most people's understanding of the term. I necessarily let women decide for themselves as that's been the law of the land for decades.

Ah, so you're pro-life but you won't be bombing any abortion clinics or otherwise taking matters into your own hands. That's good to know but insofar as our discussion on abortion is concerned, this is a distinction without a difference.

So having established that you are pro-life, you recognize that your beliefs about when life begins are completely arbitrary (see your repeated posts about how this is just your opinion) but if you could, your arbitrary whims would be forced on women to make choices for them.

Got it. Why so evasive?

DP seems to think that women shouldn't be allowed to choose abortion after 21 weeks. What does that make him?

Pro-choice. I don't know of anyone in the pro-choice movement who thinks women should have 3rd trimester abortions on demand. Most women who want abortions (91% of them at last count) get them done in the first trimester.

By the time 21 weeks have passed, the woman has generally decided to have a baby. The only abortions that occur after this point are ones by medical necessity.

I also don't think children should be killed by their parent's whims after they are born though your Bible feels differently.