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Big abortion poll

I oppose abortion except in cases of...

  • Rape

    Votes: 5 50.0%

  • Incest

    Votes: 4 40.0%

  • Severe Deformity or Disability

    Votes: 4 40.0%

  • Emergency Contraception (Morning After Pill)

    Votes: 3 30.0%

  • Before the fetal heartbeat (6 weeks)

    Votes: 2 20.0%

  • Before the end of the first trimester (12 weeks)

    Votes: 1 10.0%

  • Before viability (24 weeks)

    Votes: 2 20.0%

  • Before the end of the third trimester

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • I don't oppose abortion in any case through birth

    Votes: 3 30.0%

  • I oppose any abortion in any and all cases

    Votes: 2 20.0%
  • Total voters
    10
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It seems like it has been awhile since there has been on of these.

Check all that apply.
 
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If I oppose abortions “before the end of the first trimester” doesn’t that mean I oppose abortion period?
 
CriticalThought said:
It seems like it has been awhile since there has been on of these.

Check all that apply.
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What is it with you guys and abortion?? Why is this such a topic for you?? You never have to deal with it, I keep wondering why you feel you have the right to weigh in.
 
I dont oppose abortion's legality at any point in gestation because elective late term abortions of near or viable unborn do not occur.
 
jghiretire said:
What is it with you guys and abortion?? Why is this such a topic for you?? You never have to deal with it, I keep wondering why you feel you have the right to weigh in.
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Hey, I am a gay dude. I have little concern with what goes into or out of women. I do have genuine intellectual curiosity on this topic given the moral perspectives and my own emotional reactions. Personally I think abortion is a repugnant practice, but that isn't a judgement of the women, but rather our society since I think we have nearly advanced to the point with contraception where abortion should be virtually unnecessary. Injectable male contraception should make this a non-issue in a generation or two. There are a host of reasons why people would find the act of snuffing out a potential person distasteful even if they respect a right of a woman to do so. Men are entitled to their feelings just as women are entitled to their bodies.
 
CriticalThought said:
It seems like it has been awhile since there has been on of these.

Check all that apply.
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I made a poll or two before, then I realized that the small number of participants out of the total number of members (30,582) means absolutely nothing other than some folks found the poll interesting enough to respond.
 
CriticalThought said:
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RvW at 24 weeks (50% viability) is just fine by me for any reason.
After that the exceptions of Deformity or Disability of the unborn, risk to the mom are also fine by me

im on record of saying many times id be willing to go down to 20 because 21 week is the earliest possible viability but all the exceptions would still apply which ate the main reason for abortion after 20 weeks already so it would be moot.
 
Skeptic Bob said:
If I oppose abortions “before the end of the first trimester” doesn’t that mean I oppose abortion period?
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in my opinion it basically does but thats just an opinion.

the issue that some people forget is many women may not know they are pregnant that late because many women have thier BC fail at times. And the BC they were using greatly interfered with thier cycles so your "typical" signs are no longer typical. Many women experience abnormal cycles, no cycles or very light cycles so not having one for 2-3 months in a row isnt abnormal for them.
 
Even though I oppose all abortion, unlike democrats I'm willing to compromise to find a better policy that we currently have.
 
I oppose abortion except before the end of the third trimester? Isn't that up until birth?
 
Lursa said:
I dont oppose abortion's legality at any point in gestation because elective late term abortions of near or viable unborn do not occur.
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That's basically where I stand. Probably they do occur -- think Kermit Gosnell. But mostly what you said. Making it illegal won't stop the Kermit Gosnells. It will just add to the heartbreak of people dealing with crisis pregnancies.
 
Integrityrespec said:
Even though I oppose all abortion, unlike democrats I'm willing to compromise to find a better policy that we currently have.
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What's better than what we have today?
 
Integrityrespec said:
Even though I oppose all abortion, unlike democrats I'm willing to compromise to find a better policy that we currently have.
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LMAO I call BS.

millions of republicans are prochoice and RvW at 24 weeks is already a compromise and anything under 20 weeks wouldnt be better and the exact opposite of a compromise ;)
 
CriticalThought said:
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None of the above. My view is somewhat controversial.

I believe that failure to actively claim the child should void all rights and responsibilities, right to life, responsibility for child support, etc, and that personhood is only achieved upon being recognized by one's parents. The mother should have sole power of decision up to and immediately following the point of birth. After that, if neither parent claims the child, post birth abortion is implemented. Yes, I'm aware that is legalized murder. Historically this was done through exposure (non-action) to avoid the act of killing, but that would be needlessly harsh. A sedative or something similar would be kinder.

If both parents claim the child, they are assigned shared custody as well as all parental responsibilities. If only one parent claims the child, they get sole custody and responsibility, although they are free to make arrangements with the other parent. In all cases, once a child is claimed, it achieves personhood. Also, in all cases personhood can only be granted by the parents (or close family or their appointed proxies in their absence). The state cannot under any circumstance grant or withhold personhood. However, in cases where post birth abortion is not performed immediately, the child achieves natural personhood regardless of other circumstances, and all responsibilities revert to the parents/custodians.
 
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HK.227 said:
None of the above. My view is somewhat controversial.

I believe that failure to actively claim the child should void all rights and responsibilities, right to life, responsibility for child support, etc, and that personhood is only achieved upon being recognized by one's parents. The mother should have sole power of decision up to and immediately following the point of birth. After that, if neither parent claims the child, post birth abortion is implemented. Yes, I'm aware that is legalized murder. Historically this was done through exposure (non-action) to avoid the act of killing, but that would be needlessly harsh. A sedative or something similar would be kinder.

If both parents claim the child, they are assigned shared custody as well as all parental responsibilities. If only one parent claims the child, they get sole custody and responsibility, although they are free to make arrangements with the other parent. In all cases, once a child is claimed, it achieves personhood. Also, in all cases personhood can only be granted by the parents (or close family or their appointed proxies in their absence). The state cannot under any circumstance grant or withhold personhood. However, in cases where post birth abortion is not performed immediately, the child achieves natural personhood regardless of other circumstances, and all responsibilities revert to the parents/custodians.
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There is another person who used to post here who had a very similar point of view. You are the only two I have seen in my 20+ years of debating abortion that have this view.
 
Scrabaholic said:
There is another person who used to post here who had a very similar point of view. You are the only two I have seen in my 20+ years of debating abortion that have this view.
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Out of curiosity, what did their "Lean:" tag say?
 
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