- 23 Feb 2012 20:52
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I just wanted to make sure I understood you. So you believe the State should force a woman to have a child depending on her reason for the abortion. If she just doesn't want the hassle, doesn't feel she's ready, is overwhelmed, doesn't think she'll be a good mother, etc., no problem. However, if she wants to abort because her baby is going to be gay, that's unacceptable and the state should force her to have the child. Gotcha.
Godstud wrote:There should be no other reason for an abortion other than that of the mother not wanting to raise/have the child. If you start adding in allowing excuses such as gender preference, etc. then you open the floodgates to a whole heap of trouble.
I do not think that a fetus, after 24 weeks, should be aborted, unless there is direct danger to the mother. At 24 weeks it SHOULD have some rights, as it's determined, by medical science, that it's a human being. I'm not above compromise when it comes to the abortion issue, like some people(pro-life/pro-choice).
Whether the fetus has rights or not doesn't matter. If the woman is aborting on the basis of discrimination, we can disallow it.
I just wanted to make sure I understood you. So you believe the State should force a woman to have a child depending on her reason for the abortion. If she just doesn't want the hassle, doesn't feel she's ready, is overwhelmed, doesn't think she'll be a good mother, etc., no problem. However, if she wants to abort because her baby is going to be gay, that's unacceptable and the state should force her to have the child. Gotcha.
The loss of liberty, to a generous mind, is worse than death.