Abortion debate continues, 35 years later

The Coeur d'Alene Press ^ | Friday, Jan 18, 2008 - 10:29:01 pm PST | SUZANNE JACOBSON

[narses]

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[john drake]

This debate will never end. As long as you know that from the moment of conception what is developing is a human being that will be born as an innocent infant, there is no reason for abortion (99.5% of the time)other than selfishness. The future of any society is it’s children, and when you allow them to be slaughtered on a whim, your society has no future.

[Aliska]

I don't see RvW being overturned unless it is thrown back to the states (highly doubtful). The pro-choicers will fight any of it tooth and nail. I read an interesting discussion on that possible scenario on the Eastern Orthodox newgroups (orthodox generally oppose abortion). In essense, they were saying if it is thrown back to the states, women would just go to another state to procure an abortion or use the/an unsafe, illegal method. I suspect some are still going the illegal route as it is.

Good to see more people becoming pro life though.

[cubreporter]

And God help those who murdered all those innocent souls.

[trumandogz]

If Rudy gets the GOP Nomination, the Abortion Debate will be over.

[narses]

Rudy is polling lower than Ron Paul — he is toast.

[The Ghost of FReepers Past]

Some of us were raised on the debate. I remember it being the hot topic for research papers and debate class in HS. This is an irreconcilable issue.

[narses]

I disagree. It was settled law for almost all of modern history, abortion on demand is very new and very evil.

[Regulator]

I don't recall a debate on Abortion. Not one that mattered, anyway.

The whole "debate" took place in the offices of nine men in Washington DC, and at the end, 7 of them overruled the other 2 and that was that.

The opinions of tens of millions of citizens were irrelevant, as were the laws of states that outlawed it. What was a crime the prior day was converted into a "right" the next day.

From that point on, the debate had ended.

[narses]

Bingo.

[narses]

Exactly.

[highimpact]

And God help those who murdered all those innocent souls.

Amen. I have family members who disclosed abortions after-the-fact. Years later I still grieve.

[Continental Soldier]

This debate, the abortion debate, has so far clouded at least four presidential elections — and to NO EFFECT, whatsoever! And, guess what? It’s back again! And again, to no purpose!

[cubreporter]

And perhaps they do too inside. It’s a terrible, terrible thing. Horrendous and actually there are no words for it. All I can remember is a photo I saw of the Blessed Mother holding a baby in the palm of her hands with tears coming down her cheek. It was powerful.

[RobbyS]

According to Tilley, "What we know about abstinence-until-marriage education is that it doesn't work." Eighty percent. of the abortions are obtained by unmarried women because of abstenence education? Sounds like she is saying that. More likely, contraception doesn't work except for the morning after pill which is a method of abortion. Black leaders need to wake up: their community is not growing either in percentage of numbers or wealth, because the men won't marry or stay married to black women. Not only is bastardy a plague, but STDs are spreading rapidly, encouraged by the notion spread by Planned Parenthood and society in general that "free love" is a viable option.

[RobbyS]

Furthermore, it is a highly invasive procedure, Can’t be physically pleasant for the mother. Many of the illegal abortions before RV. Wade were performed by family doctors in their offices and it is NOT minor surgery.

[highimpact]

And perhaps they do too inside. It’s a terrible, terrible thing.

No "perhaps" about it. I know they are suffering. How could they not?

[Emmett McCarthy]

http://www.myspace.com/emmettgrayson I hope you’ll click and listen.

[Emmett McCarthy]

I’m not sure I get your point. Do you think it should just be ignored or are you saying that politics won’t solve the problem?