Re: death penalty

On Nov 15, 8:09 am, Thom Madura <Tommad...@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
I also try to consider the stand on abortion as one of the major
deciding factors in a politician's overall suitability.
Which way?? You seem to come down on both sides of the issue!!

In which case Mitt Romney must be your candidate!! LOL

I often see both sides of an issue. I see no viable candidate in the
upcoming presidential election. They are all unacceptable.

That's nice but you say that a candidate's stand on abortion is a
major deciding factor in your mind, yet I still have no idea which
view impresses you positively.

If it were up to me, abortion would be illegal unless medical authority
indicated it dangerously threatened the life of the mother, and after
that, it would be the joint decision of the mother and father. In cases
of rape, it would be the mother's decision, alone.

Is that clear enough?
The current crop of 'presidential hopefuls' is about the most pathetic I
have seen in my 65 years, on both sides of the 'aisle'. PATHETIC!

Abortion is either legal - or it is not - as far as I am concerned. If
it is legal in one instance (Rape- or endangering a mother's life) -
then there is no reasonable reason why it should not be legal in all cases.

LOL

I love the English language. Can there BE an "unreasonable reason"? =)

If religion wants to enjoin its followers to something else - that is
their perogative for their adherents - and those who believe in it have
the right to follow their religious guidelines if they believe.
I take note that abortion is legal in the Jewish religion up to a
certain point - for instance.

However - those who are religious and give all those reasons for not
allowing abortion would clamor just as quickly if a different religion
that they did not believe was FORCED upon them. There is nothing
stopping those people from doing what their religion espouses. They have
no right to force their religious beliefs on others.

Once abortion is legal in any circumstance, there is no longer an
ability to "take the moral position" that is should not be allowed in
others. An unwanted child is as just as any other reason.

I agree with you. I like Ron's stance on when people *should* seek
abortion (presented in his post as when it should be allowed), but I
don't think we can dictate that choice.

It isn't cheap to have an abortion. Perhaps if insurance covered it
only in certain cases (or maybe this is already the case), then the
problem of abortion as birth control really is a negligible one.

It isn't exactly good for the mother, either. So, bad for the mother,
bad for the wallet...surely somehow we can make it worthwhile only in
cases where the child truly is unwanted/birth truly is a danger to the
mother.

-Aaron
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  • Re: death penalty
    ... If it were up to me, abortion would be illegal unless medical ... it would be the joint decision of the mother and father. ... I take note that abortion is legal in the Jewish religion up to a ... Every fourth baby is killed. ...
    (alt.fan.harry-potter)
  • Re: death penalty
    ... If it were up to me, abortion would be illegal unless medical authority indicated it dangerously threatened the life of the mother, and after that, it would be the joint decision of the mother and father. ... If religion wants to enjoin its followers to something else - that is their perogative for their adherents - and those who believe in it have the right to follow their religious guidelines if they believe. ...
    (alt.fan.harry-potter)