OK, for the first time ever you have totally shocked me. Jaw-drop, brain twist, complete inability to comprehend, total shock. If you don't mind, explain to me when this happened and why and how. I am totally confused!
WEll, I have ALWAYS really struggled with this issue. I have gone back adn forth about it numerous times in my life. Last summer I saw the Body Worlds exhibit. (In case you don't know--this scientist/artist infused different parts of our body with plastic to create the most realistic renderings of the human body yet. It was a pretty mindblowing exhibit. But i was most taken by the gestation period section, and how a new life grows. As I meditated on what I was seeing I couldn't help feel that this was a real human life right from the start! It really got me thinking, forcing me to examine the abortion issue. I beleive that life starts at conception. And I beleive it is wrong to do away with a developing human, even if it's still a primitive embryo. I can't help but see this as the taking of a life.
These are my thoughts for now. Sorry I've shocked you so much! :-)
Re: pro-lifeintraliminaFebruary 1 2007, 05:48:14 UTC
Yeah, it was as though I casually mentioned I was pro drilling in the Alaskan wilderness--that's why I was so shocked.
What's your take on:
pregnancy from rape (including any case of non-consensual sex)
cases where the mother's life is in danger from the fetus
the connection between reproductive rights and women's rights
the value determination that the life of a fetus is worth more than the life of a fully grown human
I saw a book from that show you're talking about--my friend who does my hair circe_magnifica went to the show and brought back a book. I looked at all the pictures--it was a completely fascinating show. I loved the rooster that was made up of just the rooster's nervous system! I would have loved to have seen the show in real life.
I don't get your logic about "life" and conception at all. I don't see how that could possibly be more important than the right of a fully developed, fully sentient being to have freedom over what happens in her own body, and the ability to make decisions about her own life. It's just
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pregnancy from rape (including any case of non-consensual sex) -I'm not sure. At the moment I;m leaning toward saying its ok
cases where the mother's life is in danger from the fetus -that is certainly ok, the woman comes first
the connection between reproductive rights and women's rights -I don't see how the abortion of millions of women could be good for women's rights
the value determination that the life of a fetus is worth more than the life of a fully grown human -I do not think the fetus is worth more than a fully grown human, but I think it is a life on the way that must be respected. I don't think we should have the right to say who lives and who dies. I am against the death penalty, also. For a woman not wanting to raise the child there is always adoption. The human fetus is vulnerable and voiceless. I highly doubt very many of the aborted would've wanted to be. I can't help but see abortion as the taking of a life.
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I am pro-life
OK, for the first time ever you have totally shocked me. Jaw-drop, brain twist, complete inability to comprehend, total shock. If you don't mind, explain to me when this happened and why and how. I am totally confused!
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These are my thoughts for now. Sorry I've shocked you so much! :-)
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Yeah, it was as though I casually mentioned I was pro drilling in the Alaskan wilderness--that's why I was so shocked.
What's your take on:
I saw a book from that show you're talking about--my friend who does my hair circe_magnifica went to the show and brought back a book. I looked at all the pictures--it was a completely fascinating show. I loved the rooster that was made up of just the rooster's nervous system! I would have loved to have seen the show in real life.
I don't get your logic about "life" and conception at all. I don't see how that could possibly be more important than the right of a fully developed, fully sentient being to have freedom over what happens in her own body, and the ability to make decisions about her own life. It's just ( ... )
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-I'm not sure. At the moment I;m leaning toward saying its ok
cases where the mother's life is in danger from the fetus
-that is certainly ok, the woman comes first
the connection between reproductive rights and women's rights
-I don't see how the abortion of millions of women could be good for women's rights
the value determination that the life of a fetus is worth more than the life of a fully grown human
-I do not think the fetus is worth more than a fully grown human, but I think it is a life on the way that must be respected. I don't think we should have the right to say who lives and who dies. I am against the death penalty, also. For a woman not wanting to raise the child there is always adoption. The human fetus is vulnerable and voiceless. I highly doubt very many of the aborted would've wanted to be. I can't help but see abortion as the taking of a life.
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