5th March 2010, 1:19 PM
I try to stay out of the abortion debate since no ground is ever gained and basically ends with both sides saying go to hell (or "you will go to hell", such as it were)
I'm inclined to agree with both fronts at times. I agree with ASM's "not a baby" example. If you throw away a lump of dough, a can of spaghetti sauce, and a bag of cheese, nobody is going to ask you why you're throwing away a pizza. There is a reason we have different words for "baby" and "fetus". There is a reason when a baby is born that it's not called 9 months old fresh out of the womb. There is a reason a woman is "expecting" instead of "has a child". A fetus is not a baby. Do not confuse the two.
However.
There are a lot of horrible mothers who should not be allowed to conceive. The woman on welfare expecting her 8th child should not be allowed to do so. The woman married to the convicted child molester should not be allowed to do so. The woman who shakes her baby to get it to stop crying and in turn destroys 80% of it's brain function. Some children really are better left unborn.
There is no clear-cut right answer. It's simply not possible.
I'm inclined to agree with both fronts at times. I agree with ASM's "not a baby" example. If you throw away a lump of dough, a can of spaghetti sauce, and a bag of cheese, nobody is going to ask you why you're throwing away a pizza. There is a reason we have different words for "baby" and "fetus". There is a reason when a baby is born that it's not called 9 months old fresh out of the womb. There is a reason a woman is "expecting" instead of "has a child". A fetus is not a baby. Do not confuse the two.
However.
There are a lot of horrible mothers who should not be allowed to conceive. The woman on welfare expecting her 8th child should not be allowed to do so. The woman married to the convicted child molester should not be allowed to do so. The woman who shakes her baby to get it to stop crying and in turn destroys 80% of it's brain function. Some children really are better left unborn.
There is no clear-cut right answer. It's simply not possible.
The Earthworker Race has ended. Everybody wins.