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Originally Posted by OrangeBlossomBaby
To be clear about YOUR position: you think the government has the right to mandate forced pregnancy on ANY woman, EVER, because the woman is merely a vessel to host a fetus and has no right to make the decision for herself? Woman is not a "person" but the unborn is, and therefore the unborn's right is valid while the woman's right is not?
Again - abortion is a medical procedure. It isn't a nose job (which is done with no constraints, the law doesn't get to tell anyone whether or not they're ALLOWED to have one).
There should be no law for or against it. It is not a legal matter. It is a medical matter, and should be a matter between a patient and their physician. It shouldn't be legal OR illegal.
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For most of our history (and most of the worlds history) abortion was either a non-issues and left up to the woman, or at most was "frowned" on after quickening. Some societies did ban abortions after quickening.
Since we live in a multi-cultural secular society, I believe that basing laws on religious beliefs is wrong, since there are MANY religions represented in the US, and the "christians" seem to want their beliefs to override everyone else's. I recall no too long ago a major brouhaha over some city somewhere incorporating sharia laws - so, good for goose, but n to for gander.
So, to summarize, I agree with you, it is a medical procedure that should be between the woman and her doctor. BUT, I think it is reasonable to find some common ground to compromise on.