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gollygee Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-17-07 03:15 PM
Response to Reply #60
61. When "personhood" exists
is a religious issue. Not necessarily dependent upon a belief in god, but still it's an issue of spirituality. There will never be any kind of consensus upon this. There is something 100% sure though. My uterus belongs to me.
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  -Colorado: one step closer to outlawing abortion (and contraception?) MH1  Nov-17-07 08:07 AM   #0 
  - THE EFFECT WOULD BE OUTLAW IT.  rodeodance   Nov-17-07 08:16 AM   #1 
  - I tried to get a social security number for my grand fetus  pwb   Nov-17-07 08:27 AM   #2 
  - Take an exemption for him as well. Maybe you can set up a  Ilsa   Nov-17-07 10:13 AM   #18 
  - Men vote too and not all men want kids  katmondoo   Nov-17-07 08:28 AM   #3 
  - From the moment of conception  SharkSquid   Nov-17-07 08:29 AM   #4 
  - Is the "morning after pill" considered contraception?  Toots   Nov-17-07 08:35 AM   #5 
  - I would say that the MAP is a form of abortion  SharkSquid   Nov-17-07 08:53 AM   #8 
  - Framing it as "abortion choice"  MH1   Nov-17-07 09:23 AM   #16 
  - What the MAP does  gollygee   Nov-17-07 02:47 PM   #48 
     - As I said, If a fertilized egg does not implant  SharkSquid   Nov-17-07 02:56 PM   #52 
     - Read my post again  gollygee   Nov-17-07 02:58 PM   #53 
     - I was referring to this part.  SharkSquid   Nov-17-07 03:02 PM   #54 
        - Yes, but no such pill exists  gollygee   Nov-17-07 03:03 PM   #55 
           - ok...understand that  SharkSquid   Nov-17-07 03:04 PM   #56 
  - And IUDs  quantessd   Nov-17-07 10:19 AM   #20 
     - Ok that is abortion then  SharkSquid   Nov-17-07 10:36 AM   #22 
        - The IUD doesn't destroy anything, it just prevents the fertilized egg from attaching in the uterus.  quantessd   Nov-17-07 10:54 AM   #26 
        - No that would be a miscarriage  SharkSquid   Nov-17-07 11:09 AM   #28 
           - Miscarriages are also called spontaneous abortions.  quantessd   Nov-17-07 02:28 PM   #41 
              - I understand that bet we all know what we are talking about  SharkSquid   Nov-17-07 02:51 PM   #49 
                 - These definitions are only important for people who think a fertilized egg is sacred.  quantessd   Nov-17-07 03:07 PM   #57 
                    - Also important to how you frame the argument against this bill  SharkSquid   Nov-17-07 03:10 PM   #58 
                       - Good point.  quantessd   Nov-17-07 03:54 PM   #64 
        - IUDs primarily prevent fertilization.  tofunut   Nov-17-07 10:57 AM   #27 
           - Fertilized egg is different then an unfertilized one  SharkSquid   Nov-17-07 11:09 AM   #29 
              - And IUDs prevent fertilization. nt  tofunut   Nov-17-07 11:19 AM   #32 
                 - But also could prevent implantation  SharkSquid   Nov-17-07 11:21 AM   #33 
                    - Yup. It prevents pregnancy.  tofunut   Nov-17-07 11:31 AM   #34 
                       - In your opinion no  SharkSquid   Nov-17-07 11:37 AM   #36 
                          - You are confusing facts with opinions.  tofunut   Nov-17-07 11:43 AM   #39 
                             - The IUD doesn't "destroy" anything.  quantessd   Nov-17-07 02:35 PM   #42 
                                - Sounds like a bunch of rationalizing BS to me  SharkSquid   Nov-17-07 02:38 PM   #43 
                                   - No.  tofunut   Nov-17-07 02:45 PM   #46 
                                   - If you see it that way, then I'm sure there are others who agree.  quantessd   Nov-17-07 02:47 PM   #47 
  - Huh?  MH1   Nov-17-07 08:50 AM   #7 
  - Is that excerpt from the law?  SharkSquid   Nov-17-07 08:57 AM   #9 
     - The definition of "zygote" is from my high school biology class.  MH1   Nov-17-07 09:08 AM   #12 
        - Ok so the latter  SharkSquid   Nov-17-07 09:18 AM   #13 
           - So, to be clear, do you support the ballot initiative described in the OP?  MH1   Nov-17-07 09:21 AM   #15 
              - To be clear I do NOT support this initiative  SharkSquid   Nov-17-07 09:43 AM   #17 
                 - Ah, okay.  MH1   Nov-17-07 10:17 AM   #19 
  - I really disagree.  tofunut   Nov-17-07 10:32 AM   #21 
     - Is there a line for you at all?  SharkSquid   Nov-17-07 11:11 AM   #31 
        - Can you rephrase? I simply don't know what you're saying.  tofunut   Nov-17-07 11:35 AM   #35 
           - Exactly  SharkSquid   Nov-17-07 11:38 AM   #37 
              - What bearing does that have on attempts to make abortion illegal?  tofunut   Nov-17-07 11:49 AM   #40 
                 - Whats the difference between a late term abortion  SharkSquid   Nov-17-07 02:54 PM   #51 
  - I wonder if these same conservatives consider illegal immigrants people too?  originalpckelly   Nov-17-07 08:39 AM   #6 
  - What the hell are you talking about  SharkSquid   Nov-17-07 08:58 AM   #10 
     - I think the poster is drawing attention to perceived hypocrisy, or  MH1   Nov-17-07 09:18 AM   #14 
        - Misplaced priorities are the hallmark of republicans.  quantessd   Nov-17-07 10:39 AM   #24 
           - Well, I agree it's a bit of a tangent  MH1   Nov-17-07 10:43 AM   #25 
  - The silly word games people play  slackmaster   Nov-17-07 08:59 AM   #11 
  - And I was just  ellie   Nov-17-07 10:39 AM   #23 
  - does that include the right to sue?  mark414   Nov-17-07 11:10 AM   #30 
  - How are they going to give a fetus the right to liberty?  gollygee   Nov-17-07 11:40 AM   #38 
  - ?  SharkSquid   Nov-17-07 02:39 PM   #44 
  - We don't need a law giving that right as it already exists  gollygee   Nov-17-07 02:41 PM   #45 
     - And there is the question  SharkSquid   Nov-17-07 02:52 PM   #50 
        - Since it's impossible to define it  gollygee   Nov-17-07 03:11 PM   #59 
           - Nothing should be impossible  SharkSquid   Nov-17-07 03:13 PM   #60 
              - When "personhood" exists  gollygee   Nov-17-07 03:15 PM   #61 
                 - You uterus aside...we agree on that  SharkSquid   Nov-17-07 03:21 PM   #62 
  - Not even a fetus---a fertilized egg!  quantessd   Nov-17-07 04:19 PM   #65 
     - If you agree that life begins at conception  SharkSquid   Nov-18-07 07:04 AM   #66 
  - to answer your question, which no one else seems very  paulk   Nov-17-07 03:21 PM   #63 
 

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