Originally Posted by
Busyman™
Eh? No you made pro new-life the issue.
You made this "hook" up. I am playing by the rules. Saving the mother's life is considered acceptable.
I'd love to get your take on it though. Do you consider abortion wrong under any and all circumstances, no exceptions?
Also I said nothing of the mom's health. I said her life (and not livelihood either). Health is to broad.
Nice try though, spindoctor.
No spin, home-boy.
Here's how it works:
The term Pro-life, as generally used, entertains the few exceptions you have noted, but that is not how you presented it; you were attempting to use it in the logical, theoretical sense so as to create a hook for argument-don't pretend you intended otherwise, it won't wash.
As a practitioner of the Pro-life point-of view, I submit to you that for someone such as myself (and all others who truly grasp the issue) to countenance abortion even under such limited circumstances is a morally rending concession to that circumstance.
It is the flaw in our stance when viewed through the lens of logic, but it is our emotional weakness which demands it.
Reason counters, nonetheless, with it's imperative to limit these circumstances, not broaden them.
You feel, however, that this concession precludes or short-circuits any further argument against abortion.
You are quite simply wrong in this.
Certain members here have alluded to the efficacy of aborting prospectively defective pregnancies.
While supporting and nurturing such infants/children/adults is amongst the most difficult things a human can do, as one who spent several years doing it, I can report it is also amongst the most rewarding.
I guess my stance is that the worship and respect of human life is our ultimate duty, and to grant exceptions (even such as we've noted) weakens us and demonstrates our imperfection.
Many people, on the other hand, live their lives so as to avoid such responsibilty or guilt, at any moral cost, believing they
deserve better.
To quote Mr. Eastwood's script,
"sometimes deserve's got nothing to do with it".
Life is life; if
you're going to live it to the fullest, you've got to make room for
everyone.
This concludes my participation in this thread.
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