[Mrs. Don-o]

Good for Rush.

There are some who would follow up with the question, "Well, granted that the baby is not part of my body, still my womb definitely is: so why can;t I ejecte an embryo or fetus from my womb, just as I would eject an invader from my property?"

And the answer is, the baby didn't "invade" you. You in effect invited the baby to come, by allowing somebody to deposit 100 million live sperm into your genital tract. (News Flash: Now known to be the leading cause of pregnancy.) Even if you tried contracpetion, you knew, or should hve known, the risk, and so there's strict liability here.

Getting an abortion would be the equivalent of inviting a child onto your property-- in fact, bringing him onto your property (since he does not even have the power of independent locomotion) --- and then saying he was a trespasser and shooting him.

[wagglebee]

Getting an abortion is not the "equivalent" of anything other than cold-blooded murder.

[wingman1]

"There are some who would follow up with the question, "Well, granted that the baby is not part of my body, still my womb definitely is: so why can;t I ejecte an embryo or fetus from my womb, just as I would eject an invader from my property?"


You know, I've never heard it phrased like this before. Are there really people who think along these lines?

[Asfarastheeastisfromthewest...]

Getting an abortion would be the equivalent of inviting a child onto your property-- in fact, bringing him onto your property (since he does not even have the power of independent locomotion) --- and then saying he was a trespasser and shooting him.

Nicely put!

[Texas Eagle]

The typical answer to the question is, "To do what she wants with her body". To which I reply, "But there are plenty of laws already on the books which deny women the right to do what she wants with her body. For instance, she can't use it for prostitution or to sell her organs."

That usually stops them in their tracks.

[paulat]

And the answer is, the baby didn't "invade" you. You in effect invited the baby to come, by allowing somebody to deposit 100 million live sperm into your genital tract.

What about the women who are raped, and the children victims of incest?

[my_pointy_head_is_sharp]

I like the way you think. You should be a lawyer, if you're not already.

[samm1148]

"And the answer is, the baby didn't "invade" you. You in effect invited the baby to come, by allowing somebody to deposit 100 million live sperm into your genital tract. (News Flash: Now known to be the leading cause of pregnancy.) Even if you tried contracpetion, you knew, or should hve known, the risk, and so there's strict liability here."

You say one thing here which I think causes women to "circle the wagons" when it comes to abortion. We as men have a duty to be fathers when it comes to that. We've abrogated that responsibility lately. When I was a little boy the unwanted pregnancy usually meant disaster for little Suzy, but it also meant her sex partner little Johney could forget all about his bright future as well. (Since he had to forget about that football scholarship now and settle down to his life in the windshield wiper factory to support Suzy and baby Johney or Jeannie).

We need to see a revival of strong dominant honorable men again. That will go along way to solving the abortion fiasco. And that without a lot of socialistic laws.

[Delphinium]

Getting an abortion would be the equivalent of inviting a child onto your property-- in fact, bringing him onto your property (since he does not even have the power of independent locomotion) --- and then saying he was a trespasser and shooting him.

I have actually heard this ridicules argument.