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Fed judge: Texas abortion limits unconstitutional [W:167:202:330]

Re: Fed judge: Texas abortion limits unconstitutional

No, it's usually a pretty simple affair. Of course, people with money can use the courts to wage a major battle. That's true of many things. That doesn't mean that the answer to your original question is not what you expected it to be


The fact is, people make such choices every day.

No, it is certainly not as straightforward or commonplace as you pretend. Regardless, it is not the moral equivalent of terminating a perfectly healthy life.
 
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No, it is certainly not as straightforward or commonplace as you pretend.

Sure it is

Regardless, it is not the moral equivalent of terminating a perfectly healthy life.

You didn't seem to think so before you got an answer you weren't expecting.
 
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The Moral Fascists are so deluded they think abortion is illegal

Well, it's more illegal in Texas than it was. Hopefully we will continue until all murder mills in Texas are closed.

If you want an abortion, go somewhere else to get it!
 
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Sure it is

No, it's not.

You didn't seem to think so before you got an answer you weren't expecting.

Well, apples and oranges don't compare. :shrug: and you can't just drop grandma at the vet and have her put down when she becomes a hastle to take care of.
 
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Banning abortion does not infringe on anyone's rights.


This works for me:

100% factually false it infringes on a woman's current legal and human rights, this fact has bee proved repeatedly and denying it doenst change this fact.

as always if you disagree by all means bring and FACTS to the table that prove otherwise.
 
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It is not a "potential" life. It is a living, growing human. It is an actual life. Is there any other situation where you get to judge, arbitrarily, what life is worthy of continuation, and what isn't?

Yes, pretty much everything that you have control over in your own life. Except for the life of another individual that is already born.

As already posted, there are no laws that allow us to kill a person to take their liver to save another.

No laws that allow us to kill a toddler that is the product of rape to protect the mother from extreme mental anguish.

And yet almost ALL states and laws allow this and even most pro-lifers recognize it as the moral thing to do in the case of abortion, even if unpleasant. This means that the rights of the fetus are NOT equal to the rights of those already born.
 
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It's not as cut and dry as that as evidenced by the multitude of legal battles involving parents refusing care for minor children for religious reasons. The Sciavo case, and many others.

You are attempting to over simplify.

LOL

You claim that a fetus has the same right to life as a woman, period, and *we're* oversimplifying?

LOL
 
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It's not as cut and dry as that as evidenced by the multitude of legal battles involving parents refusing care for minor children for religious reasons. The Sciavo case, and many others.

You are attempting to over simplify.


People with power of attorney, guardians, etc all have the right to make 'life or death' decisions for a person who cannot form intent or is incompetent.

The mother is unquestionably the person with that decision-making power for a fetus. (and fetus is not even a person)
 
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You're entitled to believe anything you wish. Good day...

I just wish people could be adult enough...and recognize our American Constitution over their own *personal* beliefs when it comes to OTHER people.

There's nothing wrong with holding your personal beliefs, it's the trying to impose them on the rest of society (when unConstitutional) that is clearly wrong.

As Mark and a few others have done....and I have in other forums/threads....to express your opinion or belief but recognize that it is not the way our society is meant to work.
 
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People with power of attorney, guardians, etc all have the right to make 'life or death' decisions for a person who cannot form intent or is incompetent.

All this is granted through specific legal action, it is not granted automatically.

The mother is unquestionably the person with that decision-making power for a fetus. (and fetus is not even a person)

I disagree. No life should be taken without due process of law.
 
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LOL

You claim that a fetus has the same right to life as a woman, period, and *we're* oversimplifying?

LOL

I claim that all human life is equal, no one superior, or more deserving than another.
 
Re: Fed judge: Texas abortion limits unconstitutional

Did you learn English with a dictionary where "basic" meant relying on complete falsehoods?

Banning abortion does not infringe on anyone's rights.


Apparently you need some type of reference material to understand this. Try again? It's hard to dumb it down further.

At it's most basic, the crux of the matter comes down to the fact that you cannot do anything about the unborn without infringing on the rights of the woman. And as a society and legally, we have recognized...even if we dont like it...that the fetus's rights do not supersede the woman's.

Many women, pregnant but with life-threatening diseases, choose the life of the fetus over their own. Does anyone attempt to deprive her of THAT choice?

As a society, and legally, we have acknowledged that the fetus is not equal. Even many pro-lifers recognize this: it's acceptable to terminate the fetus to save the life of the mother or in cases of rape or incest. And she is absolved of guilt. Why?

Same examples:
--do we, in America, have any laws that allow us to kill a person (born) to take their liver to save another person? No, we dont even allow that with convicted felons who have already had some of their Constitutional rights taken away.

--do we allow the killing of a toddler that is the product of rape or incest to protect the mother from mental anquish?

I know of no such laws. And no such recognition by society.

Clearly, the fetus does not have an equal right to life with individuals that are already born.

Not only that, pregnancy is a real risk to life and long-term health of the woman. To take that risk...the right to life...that should only be her choice, no one else's.

Would you allow strangers or the govt. to demand that you take a risk to your life or long-term health that you didnt believe in? Isnt that a direct infringement on your rights?
 
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All this is granted through specific legal action, it is not granted automatically.



I disagree. No life should be taken without due process of law.

Of course it is granted automatically....in every case for a parent. Unless the courts have removed the child from their custody.

You claim it's a 'baby' and she's a 'mother'. Hence she does have that legal right.
 
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1.)It is a form of acceptance, in my opinion.
2.) Morals are the parent of rights. They are anything but meaningless.
3.) No. The fact always stands. The context used to interpret it gives it meaning. To someone not aware of the whole, that interpretation can be made to mean something other than what the facts actually represent. That's government and media spin, really.
4.)It is though. Morals/Opinions begat Rights begat Laws. All interconnected.
5.)If not, what?
6.) Someone has to determine reasonable, and someone will always disagree.

7.)You seem relatively tame for a evil,jail-worthy, slave-owning, Hitler...

1.) but its not acceptance at all its just knowing. I know some states still deny equal rights to gays, i dont accept it.
2.) no they are meaningless when talking about current rights and laws. Some morals and and some rights and laws line up but all morals arent laws and rights nor will they ever be nor should the be in a free country like the US
3.) which would negate the fact.
2+2= 4
if somebody interprets that two is actually 3 then there goes the factuality

but i do agree people do TRY and spin stuff all the time and uneducated people and people that simply dont care and people that like the spin batter go with the fallacy but at the end of the day it doesnt change the facts.

4.) they simply are not see #2 some of then line up, most do not, they never will nor should they. Morals are subjective so it will never happen.
5.) its not two sides, its many sides
heck there are pro-lifers that tell other prolifers they arent pro-lifers, who is right?

at minumum there are 3 groups, totally unlimited abortion, totally banned abortion and then people in the middle.

the hilarious part is the people in the middle which is the biggest group, SOME of them have themselves convinced they are so different and that many in the group are so opposite of them and evil. the whole thing is pretty funny. Its a denial of reality. Its a negation of factuality just like i was talking about earlier.

6.) I agree but unless we are talking about changing rights and the constitution thats are starting point in this country. But you are right somebody will ALWAYS disagree and thats not the part i have a problem with, its the disguising of there disagreement under false terms.

7.) tell me about lol

not to mention, isnt it odd that we have discussed this long? what happened werent you told i was just going to attack you? weird. I wonder if it has anythign to do with you just being honest, not lying, posting and identify your opinions and facts separately and just showing integrity whether we agree or not? imagine that! Probably is for some people what we just did is very hard.

the other funny thing is i remember you were one of the first people on my friends list when i joined years ago and there were things we did not agree on but i still added you for all the reason previously mentioned even if from time to time we do give eachother **** :shrug: so weird ;)
 
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I claim that all human life is equal, no one superior, or more deserving than another.

It's pretty clear what you are claiming.

However you havent been able to back it up Constitutionally.

You are welcome to your beliefs. There's nothing wrong with that...just dont attempt to force them on others.
 
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There is no such right, never was, never could be. You have no right to hire someone to kill your kid. You could not have such a right as it violates actual human rights.

Ergo, banning such an action does not violate anyone's rights. Simple as that.

thats good spin but banning abortion factually violates a womans current legal and human rights, this fact will never chnage no matter how a post tries to spin it.

she has a legal right to her body and to have an abortion, banning abortion violates both of these, this fact can not be changed
if one believes in human rights she has a right to live, banning abortion will force her to risk her life even if it results in her death against her will, that is a violation, this fact can not be changes

not to mention the last one crosses over into legal rights also, cant force a person to risk their life against their will

if you disagree by all means please provide the factual evidence that proves her current legal and human rights wont be infringed, its never be done.
 
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I claim that all human life is equal, no one superior, or more deserving than another.

thats a nice claim but how do you achieve this in rights and law pertaining to the abortion/pregnant woman topic?

what would you do to give them "equal" rights/protections since we know thats impossible.
 
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It's pretty clear what you are claiming.

However you havent been able to back it up Constitutionally.

You are welcome to your beliefs. There's nothing wrong with that...just dont attempt to force them on others.

There is nothing in the Constitution that specifically backs up either view, yet you have no problem forcing your view on others.
 
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There is nothing in the Constitution that specifically backs up either view, yet you have no problem forcing your view on others.

You might want to read my other posts.

I pointed out 2 ways that it's supported and SCOTUS made their decision based on a woman's right to privacy.

Abortion does not affect you in anyway and IMO, you should not have the right to impose your personal rights on someone else.
 
Re: Fed judge: Texas abortion limits unconstitutional

You might want to read my other posts.

I pointed out 2 ways that it's supported and SCOTUS made their decision based on a woman's right to privacy.

Plenty of Constitutional scholars, and indeed Supreme Court Justices disagree with the findings in RvW.

Abortion does not affect you in anyway and IMO, you should not have the right to impose your personal rights on someone else.

Abortion is a human rights violation, it affects me just like any other human rights violation does.
 
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Plenty of Constitutional scholars, and indeed Supreme Court Justices disagree with the findings in RvW.



Abortion is a human rights violation, it affects me just like any other human rights violation does.

There is no way to affect the fetus (without her permission) without infringing on the mother's rights. None.

And how do human rights violations 'affect you?' There's no right to not be offended. Your 'offense' does not trump the rights of a woman's right to life and to pursue happiness.

btw, supporting a woman's right to choose does not mean 'liking' abortion. Or even recommending it. That is up to each individual woman to decide.
 
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Abortion is a human rights violation, it affects me just like any other human rights violation does.

so is banning it, that fact has been proven many times, even in a thread dedicated to it, there is one person that could bring one fact to the table proving its not

they BOTH violate human rights so using human rights as a reason to ban or to make unlimited is a complete contradictory and hypocritical failure.

Of course if you have a solution where banning doesn violate human rights please present it now, we'd love to read it.

I would be on board with in it a second if it didnt violate rights.
 
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There is no way to affect the fetus (without her permission) without infringing on the mother's rights. None.

And how do human rights violations 'affect you?' There's no right to not be offended. Your 'offense' does not trump the rights of a woman's right to life and to pursue happiness.

btw, supporting a woman's right to choose does not mean 'liking' abortion. Or even recommending it. That is up to each individual woman to decide.

A human rights violation, by it's very nature, affects all of humanity.
 
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A human rights violation, by it's very nature, affects all of humanity.

if thats your opinion why support banning abortion, guess that violation is OK to you.
Sorry you cant use human rights in ONE direction, that view is hypocritical and ignores facts.
 
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1.) but its not acceptance at all its just knowing. I know some states still deny equal rights to gays, i dont accept it.
Again, I see it as a form of acceptance. Not, obviously, full acceptance - but at the same time, you're willing to accept something you disagree with is going on to the point that you are not committing illegal acts to change it.

2.) no they are meaningless when talking about current rights and laws. Some morals and and some rights and laws line up but all morals aren't laws and rights nor will they ever be nor should the be in a free country like the US
I meant that some morals and opinions were considered to be rights, then codified into laws.

They're interrelated, but not the same thing, I suppose...

3.) which would negate the fact.
2+2= 4
if somebody interprets that two is actually 3 then there goes the factuality

but i do agree people do TRY and spin stuff all the time and uneducated people and people that simply dont care and people that like the spin batter go with the fallacy but at the end of the day it doesnt change the facts.
That's what I'm saying, though...facts are unchanging, but the interpretation of said facts - which is the only thing most people see - can change.

4.) they simply are not see #2 some of then line up, most do not, they never will nor should they. Morals are subjective so it will never happen.
Morals and opinions are subjective. Some of those were thrashed out into rights.
Rights are subjective, until codified into laws.
Interpretations of laws are subjective, until ruled on by courts.
Interpretations of rulings are subjective, until more rulings further clarify.

Everything is subjective, really - we've just formed a framework of rules, laws, and precedent that removes some of that subjectivity. Remove the framework...and everything is subjective again.

5.) its not two sides, its many sides
heck there are pro-lifers that tell other pro-lifers they aren't pro-lifers, who is right?

at minimum there are 3 groups, totally unlimited abortion, totally banned abortion and then people in the middle.

the hilarious part is the people in the middle which is the biggest group, SOME of them have themselves convinced they are so different and that many in the group are so opposite of them and evil. the whole thing is pretty funny. Its a denial of reality. Its a negation of factuality just like I was talking about earlier.
I suppose it is more than 2 sides - but those two sides are the vocal minority who currently are shown as the examples of what the discussion is.

The middle is really more of a motley collection of sides, none really disagreeing with the other.

But forget sides - IMO, none of the available options are acceptable.
The option of allowing abortions, even if only some, causes a human (or some other word/phrase that means "will be human but isn't yet") to die.

Fully or partially disallowing abortions takes rights away from a human, possibly even the right to life - assuming we're talking a life-threatening pregnancy here.

I do not accept any of these options.

But I do accept that we must choose one, for the moment.


6.) I agree but unless we are talking about changing rights and the constitution that is our starting point in this country. But you are right somebody will ALWAYS disagree and that's not the part i have a problem with, its the disguising of there disagreement under false terms.
Going a bit further, IMO any human decision making is guaranteed to be biased in some way - depending on what the bias is, I agree or disagree with the decision. As everyone does.....

We've already changed the rights and constitution multiple times. Our interpretation of same, even. Some agree with these changes, others do not.

7.) tell me about lol

not to mention, isnt it odd that we have discussed this long? what happened werent you told i was just going to attack you? weird. I wonder if it has anything to do with you just being honest, not lying, posting and identify your opinions and facts separately and just showing integrity whether we agree or not? imagine that! Probably is for some people what we just did is very hard.

the other funny thing is i remember you were one of the first people on my friends list when i joined years ago and there were things we did not agree on but i still added you for all the reason previously mentioned even if from time to time we do give eachother **** :shrug: so weird ;)
Possibly.
 
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