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Originally Posted by rubicon
Its interesting to hear liberals same in the same breathe I understand your
2nd Amendment Rights but do you really need.................
I read in this morning's paper wherein doctors operated on a 17 week old fetus to remove what they determined was a tumor. And then I asked myself I understand why liberals believe a woman's body belongs to her but why.....
In both instances here neither agrees that people are entitled to those claimed rights. In the first instance authority is granted by the U.S. Constitution. In the second instance authority is granted by the Supreme Court via Roe v Wade. In the second instance left open was the question of when life begins. Rand Paul has a bill circulating through Congress to answer that question to be at conception.
In the first instance liberals cite the number of senseless deaths resulting from the more sophicated automatic and repeating rifles.
Rand Paul cites government statictics that explain 54 million babies have been aborted since the inception of Roe v Wade. And to add insult to injury
the subject of that case eventually rejected abortion and admitted she had made a serious mistake. The loss of life clearly should not be occuring in either case but the losses from guns pale in comparison of those from abortions.
I opine others to decide.
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Rubicon, my friend, first let me say something about my thread. I did not say I understand the 2nd Amendment rights but... I stated that first so the post would not be first interpreted as an anti-gun post. I was asking why some might feel the need for the model of an M-16 or a tactical shotgun. I was not making judgements.
Now, let's get to the tumor on the fetus. First, amazing piece of medical technology, isn't it? A peach sized tumor on a 17 week old fetus must have been larger than the fetus' head. It was the mother's choice to keep the fetus. It was also her choice if she wanted an abortion. This is what Roe v Wade is about - CHOICE. If the baby is born all deformed and may end up "in a basket" for the short time it lives, that is the mother's choice. However, if Rand Paul would have his way, that would not be a choice and, to me, is not acceptable to force an unwanted birth on a parent.