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Re: I don't know, what do you think? by Mysterio 02/24/2012, 1:46pm PST
Arbit wrote:

Mysterio wrote:

Arbit wrote:

That's also why it's OK to abort babies conceived through rape, even though by their own logic they are slaying an innocent baby.


You don't actually know anything about the people you hold in such contempt, do you?

What additional background information do I need that will make that position logically consistent?

I know there are hardliners that believe abortion should be illegal in all circumstances, but they are the minority.


Okay, fair enough. My contention is that what you term "hardliners" are a bigger percentage of the pro-life segment of our population than you seem to believe. Instead, the majority feel that abortion in a rape-induced pregnancy amounts to punishing the child for the actions of the father, and that the only possible exception to the no-abortion rule is a situation where the mother's life is in imminent danger (i.e. one of them is going to die either way, and somebody has to make a decision regarding which will live; an unenviable decision and one on which I think very few of even the hardest hardliners would pass judgment). Unfortunately, I have no citations for that at this time, and I'm not about to go searching for rape/abortion links at work, lunch break or no. If you have a neutral source that indicates most pro-lifers favor abortion in rape cases, I'll concede the point. If you prefer that I do the legwork myself--for the record, a completely justified position since I made the claim--I'll gladly do so after work.

I would be genuinely interested in seeing any sources you may have that indicate a majority of pro-lifers favor abortion in cases of rape (as opposed to being willing to compromise and allow it if it means getting other abortions banned) (which is a whole 'nuther discussion in and of itself).
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I find this response to the abortion debate to be hilarious & quite appropriate by Tansin A. Darcos (TDARCOS) 02/23/2012, 10:47am PST NEW
    I find this response to the abortion debate to be hilarious & quite appropriate by Mysterio 02/23/2012, 5:02pm PST NEW
        Re: I find this response to the abortion debate to be hilarious & quite appropri by laudablepuss 02/23/2012, 8:08pm PST NEW
        If not vasectomy, what's the closest male analogue to abortion? Masturbation? by Mischief Maker 02/24/2012, 12:43am PST NEW
            Re: If not vasectomy, what's the closest male analogue to abortion? Masturbatio by Mysterio 02/24/2012, 8:53am PST NEW
            There is no medical condition or procedure analogous to abortion by Mysterio (not the retarded one) 02/24/2012, 9:45am PST NEW
                Stretched Metaphors: The Thread NT by Entropy Stew 02/24/2012, 2:04pm PST NEW
                On the killing of abortion doctors by Xytofor Zitowich 03/01/2012, 4:04am PST NEW
        The actual counterpart is spontaneous miscarriages. by Last 02/24/2012, 8:33am PST NEW
            Re: The actual counterpart is spontaneous miscarriages. by Mysterio 02/24/2012, 9:02am PST NEW
                Yeah, stupid is the word that came to mind. by Last 02/24/2012, 9:14am PST NEW
                    Re: Yeah, stupid is the word that came to mind. by Mysterio 02/24/2012, 11:17am PST NEW
                        Oh abortion is gross and icky? You're right we should outlaw it by Worm 02/24/2012, 11:46am PST NEW
                        I'M OUTRAGED ABOUT HUMDRUM MEDICAL PROCEDURES. NT by you in your own words literally 02/24/2012, 12:19pm PST NEW
                            I CAN'T TELL WHEN SOME WORDS ARE IN EARNEST AND OTHERS ARE SARCASTIC. by You, apparently 02/24/2012, 12:37pm PST NEW
                                One involves medical tools, the other involves Schlitz. NT by Mischief Maker 02/24/2012, 1:09pm PST NEW
                                    One is done by a white Deacon's wife, the other by Freddy Krueger in a lab coat. by Last 02/24/2012, 1:14pm PST NEW
                                        Re: One is done by a white Deacon's wife, the other by Freddy Krueger in a lab c by Mysterio 02/24/2012, 1:30pm PST NEW
                                            Yeah I'm with you on that. NT by Last 02/24/2012, 1:47pm PST NEW
                                    Parents are prosecuted for FAS babies all the time by Mysterio 02/24/2012, 1:22pm PST NEW
            Re: The actual counterpart is spontaneous miscarriages. by Arbit 02/24/2012, 9:06am PST NEW
                Re: The actual counterpart is spontaneous miscarriages. by Mysterio 02/24/2012, 11:21am PST NEW
                    I don't know, what do you think? by Arbit 02/24/2012, 1:14pm PST NEW
                        Re: I don't know, what do you think? by Mysterio 02/24/2012, 1:46pm PST NEW
                            Re: I don't know, what do you think? by Arbit 02/24/2012, 4:18pm PST NEW
                                Re: I don't know, what do you think? by Mysterio 02/24/2012, 9:49pm PST NEW
                            Louder ≠ Bigger NT by Mischief Maker 02/24/2012, 4:35pm PST NEW
                                (Does not equal) NT by Mischief Maker 02/24/2012, 4:36pm PST NEW
                    Who is this? by Mysterio (not the retarded one) 02/24/2012, 3:16pm PST NEW
                        Re: Who is this? by Mysterio 02/24/2012, 4:33pm PST NEW
                        Also, if all you've got is insults, at least try to make them creative and/or fu by Mysterio 02/24/2012, 4:35pm PST NEW
                            Who taught individuality to a Mysterio then released it back to the Hive? NT by I Maker 02/24/2012, 4:37pm PST NEW
                            "All I did was label abortion doctors as cannibal butchers! No need to be RUDE!" by Mysterio (not the retarded one) 02/24/2012, 5:58pm PST NEW
                                I bet gastric bypass looks and sounds disgusting, so we should outlaw that too! by Worm 02/24/2012, 7:19pm PST NEW
                                    You're still in a tizzy over your Civil War figurines being knocked over by fabio 02/24/2012, 8:44pm PST NEW
                                        Those comparisons to the Khmer Rouge hit us all pretty hard. We'll never recover NT by Worm 02/24/2012, 10:28pm PST NEW
                                I just gave you inspiration for a new Star Trek fanfic, didn't I by Mysterio 02/24/2012, 9:57pm PST NEW
            Re: The actual counterpart is spontaneous miscarriages. by Xytofor Zitowich 03/01/2012, 4:08am PST NEW
            Punishing Fornication (Martin v. Ziherl) by Tansin A. Darcos (TDARCOS) 03/01/2012, 4:25am PST NEW
    I find it rather amusing by Oom Shnibble 03/01/2012, 7:26am PST NEW
        Shnibble, you didn't speak about film as a contraceptive by Tansin A. Darcos (TDARCOS) 03/01/2012, 7:40am PST NEW
            Re: Shnibble, you didn't speak about film as a contraceptive by Oom Shnibble 03/01/2012, 7:54am PST NEW
                Re: Shnibble, you didn't speak about film as a contraceptive by Tansin A. Darcos (TDARCOS) 03/04/2012, 7:01am PST NEW
 
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