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Showing Original Post only (View all)When a Pregnancy is Unwanted... [View all]
Three related questions:
(A) When an unwanted pregnancy occurs, what limitations and/or options do you think should exist for a woman?
(B) Does society have a responsibility toward the woman and/or fetus in this situation?
(C) Do the circumstances of the undesired pregnancy matter to you when it comes to the morality of abortion?
Although reproductive politics may seem like a stale topic for many of us, this topic comes from a government class that happens to be overwhelmingly girls (17-18 yrs old) and of all the possible questions we brainstormed to post (on both a liberal and conservative board) this one by far had the most interest.
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What "government class" would that be? Taught by "the government" or about how government works?
Hekate
Sep 2013
#7
I hope you check back for the answers you've provoked. It's not "paranoia": we get trolls
Hekate
Sep 2013
#45
How complete strangers deal with unwanted pregnancies is none of my concern. Frankly,
smokey nj
Sep 2013
#14
If the state can prevent a woman from determining what to do (or not to do) with her pregnancy
Proud Liberal Dem
Sep 2013
#20
I agree with this, certainly! I was the product of an affair outside the marriage and
LiberalLoner
Sep 2013
#51
I agree with that. Woman's choice and only woman's choice until viability. (Edited to answer quests)
stevenleser
Sep 2013
#31
I disagree completely. This is a debate I have had a few times with people.
stevenleser
Sep 2013
#43
Yes, we disagree. I don't think the appeals courts will agree with your interpretations.
stevenleser
Sep 2013
#47
It would be very interesting to see what would happen regarding you last point which is right on.
stevenleser
Sep 2013
#60
Steven, the artificial placenta takes us to an interesting excursion into bioethics...
Hekate
Sep 2013
#64
At work so I will have to read this later to give it the attention it deserves... nt
stevenleser
Sep 2013
#66
Question, do you know of any doctors who perform abortions on viable fetuses...
Hippo_Tron
Sep 2013
#75
I am not saying it happens. I am saying that until the fetus can survive outside the womb,
ejpoeta
Sep 2013
#86
P.S.: Men who oppose a woman's right to abortion can simply go fuck themselves.
Arugula Latte
Sep 2013
#53
Funny how your comments are replete with moral assumptions. I assume you realize this?
Gov101
Sep 2013
#80
On both boards I responded to accusations that the questions were biased, for opposite reasons.
Gov101
Sep 2013
#83
It's the woman's private decision and not for anyone to limit or to judge. n/t
cynatnite
Sep 2013
#71
WOW...since we tried to have a conversation with you in previous posts of yours and...
Tikki
Sep 2013
#73