[CS-FSLUG] Am I Democrat or Republican?

[David M.]

On Friday 09 July 2004 10:58 am, Josiah Ritchie wrote:
> On Fri, 2004-07-09 at 10:40, David M. wrote:
> > Here is one thing I debate with myself about abortion:
> >
> > Q. If abortion were illegal, what is going to happen?
> > A. Mothers are going to have their own abortions anyway, in an alley,
> > unsterile place or wherever they can think of. So really in my mind it
> > doesn't matter if abortion is illegal or legal it's going to happen, and
> > in the case of illegal abortion the scenarios are much worse.
>
> I don't think this is accurate. Currently, many children (ok, teens) are
> coaxed into abortions by "well-meaning" individuals. I'd much rather see
> the majority of those coaxed into adoptive parents arms.
>
> If it's illegal it's harder to convince a mother that she isn't doing
> anything when killing off this child. It's also harder to convince her
> that the environment in safe. Abortion is dangerous for the mother and
> child no matter how you look at it. The result for the child is fatal
> and the mother's body, which is expecting a child, is certainly
> affected. That doesn't even begin to get into the emotional issues...
> </rant>
>
> What I mean to say is that the validity of this murder would be harder
> to establish if it was illegal. That said, I think spreading the Gospel
> is more effective than picketing an abortion clinic or Washington. It is
> worth heavy consideration in picking our countries future leaders
> though. We are too often distracted by this world's immorality to
> remember why we are here.

You have an excellent point.
-- 
David M.