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Originally Posted by Makedde
You assume abortion is murder, when legally, it is not.
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Your mistake, and it is huge, is that you base your opinion on legality instead of morality.
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Originally Posted by Makedde
No it isn't. With murder you have to prove intent. Someone could not be blamed for taking the life of another to save themselves. You could possibly be the one facing charges, because the child would not have died if you hadn't threatened someones life.
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There is a VERY VERY VERY STRONG edict in Judaism (that I also independently agree with) that uses this VERY same scenario. If someone tells you that the will kill you unless you kill somebody else, you must die.
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Originally Posted by Makedde
So a woman who's pregnancy would kill her should be made to continue with that pregnancy even though it will kill her?
You are saying the life of a fetus is worth more than the life of the mother.
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I, for one, AM. Adoption for the baby is always possible.
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Yes, I am justified because the law is behind me.
Obviously you have never been raped, or else your opinion would be different.
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You GOTTA be kidding me. Might makes right is actually a belief of compassion? You are walking a particularly thin tightrope.
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Originally Posted by Makedde
Well, okay then. I'm cold, distant, and a sociopath.
I am not disturbed at the 'slaughtering' of 'innocent' children because I see nothing wrong with abortion.
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The unborn could not have possibly done anything wrong.