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I'm pro-choice but, [View all] salinen Feb 2013 OP
Buddhists believe that the first breath is when the soul enters the body and I just read a bit ago Mnemosyne Feb 2013 #1
From conception salinen Feb 2013 #3
Not really, a fetus is only viable outside the womb after a certain point. JaneyVee Feb 2013 #7
i'm not possitive salinen Feb 2013 #23
Then the earliest point should be the one taken, right? I think that's what Roe v Wade did. Honeycombe8 Feb 2013 #24
Viable outside the womb salinen Feb 2013 #34
Yeah....Roe v Wade stated it to be 6 mos., I think? Honeycombe8 Feb 2013 #49
The problem with this... Agschmid Feb 2013 #33
That's also a good argument salinen Feb 2013 #37
Me too. Agschmid Feb 2013 #38
That's against the law, unless the baby will die upon birth, or unless the fetus or birth could Honeycombe8 Feb 2013 #51
Yes, but unfortunately wages keep getting crushed and having a baby is a huge financial burden. JaneyVee Feb 2013 #40
Incredible financial burden. Agschmid Feb 2013 #42
I think Methodists believe that as well liberal_at_heart Feb 2013 #14
say what? No they do not. cali Feb 2013 #28
Did you see this thread, cali? Mnemosyne Feb 2013 #41
there was a time after I had an abortion that I was unsure if I had done the right thing liberal_at_heart Feb 2013 #61
parasite? that is scientifically wrong. cali Feb 2013 #27
Agree with this. n/t Agschmid Feb 2013 #35
Definition of parasite demwing Feb 2013 #31
Commensalism salinen Feb 2013 #39
I believe the federal law as it stands is reasonable. JaneyVee Feb 2013 #2
If the arguments make your head hurt why have you started this thread? DURHAM D Feb 2013 #4
Dunno salinen Feb 2013 #5
I'm Sure the Original Poster Didn't Start the Thread so they Could get Snark From Posters Like You dballance Feb 2013 #6
DurhamD isn't snarking obamanut2012 Feb 2013 #8
Seemed Rather Condescending to Me and Added no Value to Discourse on the Thread dballance Feb 2013 #10
Of course he did. DURHAM D Feb 2013 #9
Glad to See Your Mind-Reading Abilities are in Tip Top Shape... dballance Feb 2013 #12
I read many of his other posts. DURHAM D Feb 2013 #13
Funny, I Just Did a Search and Read Many of His Posts dballance Feb 2013 #15
Looks like he went to bed so DURHAM D Feb 2013 #16
Actually, I Haven't Said Anything on the Topic of The Thread and Don't Intend To dballance Feb 2013 #19
I am against abortion... ScreamingMeemie Feb 2013 #11
Well, there are three issues... Deep13 Feb 2013 #17
That's it salinen Feb 2013 #32
More or less, yes. I'm pro-choice, but abortion is killing a life that will LittleBlue Feb 2013 #18
life and potential life are two different things liberal_at_heart Feb 2013 #20
Thanks for posting that LittleBlue Feb 2013 #22
I'm with you salinen Feb 2013 #26
Society hasn't decided when a fetus is viable. cali Feb 2013 #29
Probably SCOTUS salinen Feb 2013 #43
"life" is not the issue. Deep13 Feb 2013 #56
Pro-choice with a qualifier? UtahLib Feb 2013 #21
Legally, the right to abortion is restricted, per Roe v Wade. Honeycombe8 Feb 2013 #25
a difficult, unpopular, but accurate observation n/t zazen Feb 2013 #73
I hear people salinen Feb 2013 #30
Viability isn't arbitrary REP Feb 2013 #47
If one is purely pro-choice demwing Feb 2013 #46
I'm pro-choice, but... Iggo Feb 2013 #36
I am personally against all abortion.. But adamantly pro-choice SQUEE Feb 2013 #65
None of that matters. Jane Roe v. Henry Wade is about controlling your own body. RB TexLa Feb 2013 #44
This is one of those questions pipi_k Feb 2013 #45
that is so sad--I'm so sorry renate Feb 2013 #48
Well said ismnotwasm Feb 2013 #55
I am so sorry for your loss liberal_at_heart Feb 2013 #64
At what point during the gestation process... Cerridwen Feb 2013 #50
+1 leftstreet Feb 2013 #60
Thank you, leftstreet. Cerridwen Feb 2013 #70
What leftstreet said. Egalitarian Thug Feb 2013 #68
Thanks. Cerridwen Feb 2013 #71
Yeppers. Solly Mack Feb 2013 #69
Hey, Solly! Thanks! n/t Cerridwen Feb 2013 #72
The fetus can survive earlier and earlier with medical technology ismnotwasm Feb 2013 #52
Roe v Wade approximated the point of viability out of the womb: 6 months. kestrel91316 Feb 2013 #53
On this issue I am "center-left", while I agree there should be a choice for abortion, DrewFlorida Feb 2013 #54
I support Roe v. Wade's definition of this point &, btw, rape or not, is ir-relevant to the woman's patrice Feb 2013 #57
Odd thing I learned a long time ago mzteris Feb 2013 #58
This message was self-deleted by its author patrice Feb 2013 #63
pardon me - wrong place. patrice Feb 2013 #67
Oh and one other thing mzteris Feb 2013 #59
Do we or do we not respect the individual's right to decide for themselves? At what point does gtar100 Feb 2013 #62
Because I am for CHOICE I also support policies that enable women to provide for the children patrice Feb 2013 #66
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