(08-26-2024, 02:48 PM)The Real Marty Wrote:

(08-26-2024, 01:56 PM)jagibelieve Wrote: As far as the abortion issue, for the most part I am against it (pro-life) and agree it should be a State issue rather than a federal one.

I can understand in cases of incest (rare) or rape (possibly) and perhaps if there is a clear critical medical danger to the woman or the baby.

I am very much against it for the many young women that use it as a form of birth control.  That's what the far left advocate for when they argue that a fetus is not a human, even in late-term.

Again, this issue belongs to the states and not the federal government.

I don't understand the exception you would make for rape or incest.  In a case like that, the mother's life is not in danger.  So what about the baby?  Just because a baby results from rape, or incest, is it not still a child?  If you think an unborn baby has rights and should be protected, why would you not protect those babies?  They didn't commit a crime.  They're innocent.

Because in those cases the mother wasn't a negligent or willing participation to the creation.  I wouldn't like the idea of the baby's termination in those cases because as you said, it's a life that should be protected, but in those cases even though it wouldn't be a "medical" danger to the mother or the baby, forcing birth very much could be a danger to both's well being.  I would be interested to see the numbers of abortions in cases like that.  I'm going to guess that it's probably 1% of total cases or less.

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