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Edited on Thu Mar-09-06 11:47 PM by stevietheman
I support its legality as I see it as a matter of privacy and individual sovereignty.
I have to admit that I don't personally feel comfortable with the practice of abortion, but there's many things in life I'm not comfortable with that I nevertheless support the legality of.
It's about freedom. And the freedom and life of an adult woman is far more important to me than a life that has not yet seen the light of day.
Pro-lifers seem to forget about the other two inalienable rights, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. And so, they deride the "convenience" of abortion--and in so doing, they deride freedom itself.
And I say all this believing that life begins at first brain activity--but again, in the final analysis, it's the woman's private decision, and whether I feel good about it or not is irrelevant.
If I did think my feelings were relevant, then why would I then stop myself from invading everyone's private decisions in all matters where I disagree?
And that indeed is where the so-called "pro-lifers" are coming from. They are anti-freedom, and if they are successful at banning abortions, they aren't stopping there. They indeed won't stop until they have established a totalitarian theological state. They intend to destroy privacy and freedom in this country.
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