no disrespect intended, but i don't agree with abortion for any reason other than medical. being a woman i could not understand for any reason why an innocent baby should not be given the chance at life even if it was a product of a loveless and violent act such as rape. being raped is a fear that every woman has and i cannot imagine the pain and emotional damage victims expereince. i do not mean to seem insensitive to rape victims, in fact i have a close family member who is a victim and has a baby as a result, but what about the baby? how is someone going to distinguish whether or not a woman's reason (rape, etc) is true? allowing abortion in certain circumstances is like allowing only some people to use marijuanna legally for certain reasons. similary issues would arrise, 'why can't everyone do it?'

i really don't mean to be disrespectful to anyone, i just think that it's unethical and a form of murder to terminate a human life even before it is born (no matter what stage of development the fetus is at). there are many alternatives to abortion such as adoption that can allow the baby to live and the mother to be free of a responsibility resulting from a painful and damaging event in her life.

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Ecclesiastes 10:2 (NIV)

Sentax is right you can't forbid her from doing anything.

It's not disrespectful, it's your own opinion and you are entitled to it. Dont feel bad about expressing it, that's what is great about this country.

And to Senax and Ernest goes to camp-yeah, you are right. I am not saying i would physically force her to not do it, im just saying she would know pretty clear where i stand. I guess treading over others rights doesnt seem like a good idea.

but I am all for personal freedoms. Really, I fit in pretty well with the Libertarian party (not that I agree with everything they stand for), but it is just not a viable party right now.

Gay marriage? Send me the handcrafted invitation! Should be a fabulous time!
Privacy? Leave me alone!
Welfare? Sure, but what's the exit strategy for you to get off of it?
Janet's boobie? Oh, please!
Abortion? There is no right answer. Both sides of argument are right, both sides of argument are horrible wrong. Leave it as a personal choice. << that's a period

I think we all do unless we are preprogrammed automatons and if that were the case we'd be too busy working the Bush or Kerry campaigns to post anything here...

I am registered libertarian but I actually support the Iraq war...more of an ex-republican Libertarian which means I care more about lower taxes than certain other things...I think that the isolationist streak of the Libertarian party is naive...

I do think that with the advent of computers, new surveillance methods and relaxed means of implementing those (i.e. Patriot Act) that the majority of America will in a few years understand really well how important our civil liberties including Privacy (thank you Supreme Court) are...

I hear the accountants and auditors's rebellion is in full swing

..too bad that by then they will be all but a memory...You have to remember when Noah built the Arc....BEFORE the flood....We have to protect these rights NOW...before the flood...

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The last time this country mixed politics with religion, people got burned at the stake.

I am agreeing with truebrit!

A friend once told me (after she got to know me better).. "You're pretty conservative for a liberal".

I won't bother with specific issues, but suffice it to say that both sides have something good to bring to the table. Problem is that the moderates are being drowned out by all the partisan bickering from the extremists on both sides.

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