Anyone who bases their politics on "social" policy is an unadulterated moron without a modicum of understanding as to what a government is or what it should do.
Respectfully, FSD, the protection of life is a very appropriate function of government.
Just curious KSUW...how do you personally feel about the refusal of many GOP lawmakers to grant exceptions for rape/incest/health of the mother?
There aren't that many of those, but how do I feel about them? They are morally consistent but not politically pragmatic. From a logical and moral standpoint, a child of rape is just as innocent as any other child, and no more deserving of being ripped apart in the womb. It is the rapist who should be executed - not the child. However, I take the more pragmatic approach. I would much rather compromise by allowing such exceptions if it meant outlawing most abortion. Similarly, I support OTC morning after pills because they further reduce the need or justification for later term abortion.
I guess it's to each their own. For me, personally, the scenario of surving being raped and all the physical and psychological damage that comes with it, followed by being forced to have a very real daily reminder of that rape growing inside you for the next 9 months, then the hazards associated with child birth, (which, I hope you have good insurance bc the state is not going to pick up the tab for your hospital stay) and finally the gut wrenching choice that comes from the conflicting feelings of this is still my baby I'll keep it and continue to have that daily reminder of being raped for at least the next 18 years so as I raise this kid as (probably) a single parent, or give it up for adoption. All that bc the state says yeah, sorry dems da breaks. For me I'm not sure I could imagine a more vivid hell, but hey that's just me.
Yeah, that does sound pretty bad. Almost as bad as if you're the baby... But let's explore your hypo a bit further. If a woman is raped, they can go to a hospital and receive emergency contraception. No pregnancy. So how often do you think your scenario really happens?
Fair point! I guess there are a few assumptions need be made here. First, let's assume what you're saying is accurate, that should a woman go to a hospital the day after being raped that the hospital staff can and will provide her with emergency contraception. Let us then assume that immediately following the rape, the woman manages to be of sound mind to have the wherewithal to go to the hospital for said treatment, instead of being in a paralyzed state of fear, shame, confusion, guilt, shock, etc. ok ok ok so this treatment exists and aside from the rape thing she's feeling okay, so it's off to the hospital we go! Oh, right...yes, let us also assume that she can afford it...both in the sense that she has the money and/or her insurance, if she has it, would cover such treatment, and also that she can afford it in the sense that she can afford to miss work to go to the hospital. And finally, let us assume she's not in a place like say...Texas, where 39 of 45 facilities equipped to perform an abortion were shut down bc they did not adhere to the criteria of an Ambulatory Service Center. In some cases, the burden placed on a woman seeking such treatment would result in a nearly 650 mile round trip just to see the doctor.
Sorry, that was a lot of assumptions there, but all that notwithstanding yeah you make a valid point, I can't argue with that.
