
Originally Posted by
Chonogo
At a cursory level, I would think the approach in the 1st paragraph would help outcomes in the 2nd paragraph. I do appreciate that it's not based on a gestational period, but, and even you can admit, I'm not sure we live in a country capable of this much compassion at the governmental level.
It's certainly a better take than I'm used to regarding abortion laws. Bears some thought. I know you don't need my advice, but this micro-discussion should be something you can build into other interactions with posters here, rather than an antagonistic approach of pointing out incompetence/ignorance/malice that some pro-life folks fall into. The antagonistic approach gets more attention(and more vitriol in return), but not for the right reasons.
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Whether you want to admit it or not, every single person has a limit on what they consider an acceptable abortion. The mention of the law regarding abortion up until birth, while framed wrong, is a good example of this, from the other direction.
You and I both scoff at that, and think it's absurd because it doesn't happen. But are we scoffing because we think it doesn't happen, or because deep down we agree that abortion at 40 weeks, while stupid to say, is past our limit. Doctors that perform abortions do turn women down, they have the same impression.
The difference is that you and I don't purport to know more than doctors do. At least I try not to. We also aren't looking at it as a malicious procedure, filled with evil-doers just waiting for the next victim.
The discussion should be about determining when bodily autonomy is overcome by right to life. At some point the baby in the womb has that right. Again, I rely on doctors to tell us that, not lawmakers.
I think the main sticking point, if people on both sides would talk about it reasonably, is whether or not laws should be enacted to protect this fungible determination. I lean towards limited laws. Pro-life people find more offense to the procedure, and want more limits. I can't find the rationale for the latter. That doesn't mean pro-life people want women in chains, and certainly doesn't mean you and I are okay with aborting a 40-week old fetus.
I thought tehdang's latest post regarding the framework of how he'd like to see abortion is a fresh take, and very low on the vitriol we're used to in this thread. Maybe it's just me.