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Originally Posted by Lugez
I believe it, don't need links. I never said it happens often, but it has happened. I'm just pointing out that there are some inconsistencies.
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It isn't inconsistent if it isn't charged when the fetus is not considered human (before X cut off date). It would be inconsistent if double murder were charged when the fetus was ANY date old thereby legally defining it another human being and thus the abortion debate would be partially moot.
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EDIT: After reading through the thread, I'm surprise at the number of "my body, my choice" responses. I never really understood how someone could have this opinion, even when I leaned more pro choice (I sway on this issue alot). Why? Because it's not about the woman's body. Yes, you can do what you want with your body. Get 20 piercings on your face or get a tattoo of daffy duck on your ass, I don't care. But when it comes to abortion, ITS NOT ALL ABOUT YOU. You have to make a decision for the life that's growing in your body. 2 people are involved in this equation, not just 1, and I have always believed that.
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You're saying it's selfish to have an abortion. There is no easy way out. Whether she keeps the baby, adopts it out, miscarries it, or aborts it the woman is not getting out of the situation emotionally or physically unharmed. You're assuming that having the baby is ALWAYS the best option (not including rape etc). There are so many factors that come into play after the baby is born. Is the mother ready? Does she have a support network? Is the baby being adopted out? (What about the half million other foster children waiting to be adopted out in an already taxed foster care system). Can the mother afford a baby? Can the mother afford the medical care/hospital bills associated with having a baby? The baby is not guaranteed a perfect life the moment it is born. The mother is not allowed to just go back to her normal life. This frames the situation as practically inconsequential as long as a woman HAS the baby.
"2 people are involved...not just one". Here it becomes another question: why does a fetus, at the outset just cells, have complete control over a full grown woman's body? Why does it dictate her future the second it implants in her womb? I don't care if it was reckless unprotected sex (as distasteful as that is), a woman shouldn't be forced to carry to term a fetus just because it will eventually develop into a baby.