"It's easier to shake a finger than to extend a hand."
Button, that was pretty much exactly my point in making the statement about adopting a kid. It was half suggestion, and half sarcasm. My point really was that for all the people opposed to abortion, I really wonder how many would actually be willing to help. I realize that quoting Ralph Nader won't win me any favor on this forum, but he did make a good point when asked about his position on abortion during the 2000 presidential campaign, "I don't think we should make it illegal, we should make it unnecessary."
Shining Ice, I think the debate over partial birth abortions has to do with the fact that "normal" abortions are performed early on in the pregnancy when the fetus bears no resemblence to an actual human, as jez has so eloquently demonstrated. People are screaming about the partial birth procedure occuring in the third trimester of pregnancy, when the fetus is developed and theoretically could live on its own outside the womb. Since no one can come up with an instance where this procedure was used to end an unwanted pregnancy, I think it is safe to conclude that this really isn't an issue. Instead, this entire thread has turned to the debate of abortion in general. From what I understand, the patial birth procedure is only used under circumstances where the baby or the mother are not likely to survive anyways.
Button, that was pretty much exactly my point in making the statement about adopting a kid. It was half suggestion, and half sarcasm. My point really was that for all the people opposed to abortion, I really wonder how many would actually be willing to help. I realize that quoting Ralph Nader won't win me any favor on this forum, but he did make a good point when asked about his position on abortion during the 2000 presidential campaign, "I don't think we should make it illegal, we should make it unnecessary."
Shining Ice, I think the debate over partial birth abortions has to do with the fact that "normal" abortions are performed early on in the pregnancy when the fetus bears no resemblence to an actual human, as jez has so eloquently demonstrated. People are screaming about the partial birth procedure occuring in the third trimester of pregnancy, when the fetus is developed and theoretically could live on its own outside the womb. Since no one can come up with an instance where this procedure was used to end an unwanted pregnancy, I think it is safe to conclude that this really isn't an issue. Instead, this entire thread has turned to the debate of abortion in general. From what I understand, the patial birth procedure is only used under circumstances where the baby or the mother are not likely to survive anyways.
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