tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30340112.post430588070667522713..comments2023-10-04T05:42:58.799-05:00Comments on Half Empty: Who Is To Blame For the SCOTUS’ Latest Abortion?Halhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06691384412216558403noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30340112.post-38547003086367881982007-04-23T17:46:00.000-05:002007-04-23T17:46:00.000-05:00Well Bradley I see that you have formed your opini...Well Bradley I see that you have formed your opinion, and that the opinion is very probably that life begins at conception. That is a very convenient place to draw the line. But that's the extent of it. There is no proof that life begins at conception. That is a belief.<BR/><BR/>Where do I draw the line? Life begins when the fetus is capable of living outside the womb. By definition, anything unable to sustain itself is not alive.<BR/><BR/>And Bradley, since you have a masculine name I assume you are male. I would hope that you, as a person who has no reproductive ability, would keep your opinion to yourself when the matter comes up.<BR/><BR/>The choice is a woman's choice, and only a woman's choice.Halhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06691384412216558403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30340112.post-89379660835687831672007-04-23T10:54:00.000-05:002007-04-23T10:54:00.000-05:00You wrote, "Bush’s bill would demand that the coup...You wrote, "Bush’s bill would demand that the couple have that baby." You raise a fair question about birth defects. But there is a larger question that you must be willing to answer first. Are you willing to kill a child with a birth defect at one year old? One month old? One day old? One day before birth? Two weeks before birth? Where is the line? If you argue that that line is at birth, you have no credibility.<BR/><BR/>You've got to admit that we're talking about two human beings here--a mother and a baby. It is not easy to tell when we should consider a fetus a baby. You won't persuade anyone who doesn't already agree with you by griping about paternalism. Talk to us about life and where we should be drawing that line. <BR/><BR/>I think most people agree that self-defense is a solid moral principle, and I can understand applying that principle in an abortion context to preserve the mother's life. But I think that such decisions do not belong in courts. Roe should be overturned on the basis that it took a decision out of the hands of the people and their elected representatives. If most people favor abortion, as you say, then you should have no fear of Roe being overturned. Returning the decision to the people should hardly be considered "walking on the wild side."Bradley Rosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06030210881782328907noreply@blogger.com