Hhmmm.... I have a friend whose husband lost his job, so he might be considered by some to be "leeching" off of his wife. According to your premise, should she be able to retroactively abort her husband?
Actually, I believe those are called issue-voters.
But, she can't do it instantaneously, which seems to be your argument for abortion. She'd have to go through a divorce.No because she can easily end the leeeching without killing him, that is obvious.
Sure it is. Wait the few months until they are born and then give them up for adoption, if you want.It also isn't currently possible with the unborn.
Sure and we are all kooks for voting for Ron Paul.
Labels exist and for some of us so does the term abortion nut.
Plus you'd probably be more accurate to call them single issue-voters. Which than we could sub-divide and call one of the sub-groups abortion nuts.
But, she can't do it instantaneously, which seems to be your argument for abortion. She'd have to go through a divorce.
Sure it is. Wait the few months until they are born and then give them up for adoption, if you want.
Bear in mind I am not religious.
I felt utter disgust and horror when I saw a video of a man being decapitated. The images of the fetuses are equally gross, but not as disturbing. The difference is because when I think of the man dying, I think of his thoughts, his feelings, his consciousness, his memories. The fetuses are genetically human like he is, but they do not possess a person. There is no identity. They do not possess a soul - and when I say soul, I don't mean anything spiritual.
You may say they have the ability to possess what I would consider a soul. To this, I only rebut that what IS is not what MIGHT be, and while I would not condone wanton abortion I do believe that if there is a choice between the life of a pre-person and the health and safety of an actual person, I would not sacrifice the actual person.
So, at what point do you make the distinction? A very young infant is essentially the same as the fetuses you describe. What thoughts, feelings, consciousness, memories does he have? Nothing different than he did a month or two earlier before being born.
Yeah, you could and we could also subdivide those who argue FOR abortion, as murderers.
I'm just sayin'....
True enough. So until that point in time that the legal system is fixed, it's ok in your book if the wife kills her leeching husband?Only under the current bullshit legal system.
Lame. Assuming no one forced her to spread her legs, there is a consequence to her actions. I mean, that's what we teach in libertarian land, right? Personal responsibility....and you are essentially forcing the woman to remain pregnant
Nope. There's something called adoption, you know.and take care of the child.
You leave it in the hands of the mother and out of the hands of the state.
I am not for abortion, I am also not for the state controlling what a mother does to her body.
True enough. So until that point in time that the legal system is fixed, it's ok in your book if the wife kills her leeching husband?
Lame. Assuming no one forced her to spread her legs, there is a consequence to her actions. I mean, that's what we teach in libertarian land, right? Personal responsibility.
Nope. There's something called adoption, you know.
I don't care what the mother does to her body either. However, I do care about the unborn and voiceless child. That said, I'm fine leaving it up to each state to decide how they want to handle it.
I would rather be aborted than be born to a druggy trailer trash mom.
No, it would not be ok. Any more than someone who decided to kill themselves in a car accident, but does so with a passenger in their car.In that case would you be ok with the mother ingesting drugs that would completely retard the baby? That is worse to me, but at the same time it is still her body.
No, it would not be ok. Any more than someone who decided to kill themselves in a car accident, but does so with a passenger in their car.
The passenger can't safely leave the car until it stops. Just as the baby can't safely leave the mother's womb until it's born.Well once again the passenger can leave the car, the unborn can't leave the mother's body. But we aren't going to get anywhere on this.
We're just havin' a little fun is all.I am honestly surprised I am saying all this because I hate abortion but whatever, letting the states decide is certainly better than the current federal subsidies.