Re: Fed judge: Texas abortion limits unconstitutional
Your opinion and feelings on the issue are very understandable altho I mostly disagree. I DO respect a woman enough to believe she should have that choice and not be found guilty on this world for it. And YES, God will decide someday. OTOH, as a Christian, I also believe God will understand, forgive, and keep that unborn life just fine.
I make it point to keep religion out of these types of discussions. But I will say your reward or recompense is between you and your God, has nothing to do with me, and I'm no one to say what the hereafter has in store for you. This doesn't mean however that I must be silent about what is right or wrong in the here and now.
To make that 'tough' decision for yourself or a woman for herself...is a personal decision. No woman that does not want to make that decision would be forced to.
But to forbid a woman...or want to forbid her....to make her own decisions here is wrong and judgemental IMO. Terrible circumstances or circumstances that may change her life for herself and future children someday....those are for HER to decide, MORALLY and legally IMO. And certainly Constitutionally.
I don't want to forbid a woman from making her own decision, but I do want to allow communities who find this practice to be an abomination the ability to have it as far removed from their society as those who agree with them can allow.
Since you want to read into my arguments, I'll help you by letting you know the implication here is that those who do want to allow this in their commmunity also have a right to do so, but in no way do they have a right to thrust upon another individual or community something which conflicts with their conscience. Bottom line is that this like all social issues needs to be dealt with at the lowest levels of government,(i.e. local, municipal, county)
And you just referred to getting pregnant as a crime...therefore once again considering a baby 'punishment.' That is a common theme among people who use religion or other personal beliefs rather than Constitutional rights to judge women. Today's women 'can do the time.' "The time" includes legal abortion which is not murder. It is a responsible option, even tho you do not like it.
Actually, I only made a well known expression that indicates be prepared for the effect which stems from a cause you created. But if I was to have meant it the way you are presenting it it would be sex not pregnancy that is the crime. Which is just silly. And actually identifying pregnancy as a punishment is the popular argument of pro-abortionists not pro-lifers as you claim, because they view pregnancy as an unwelcome consequence to their behavior which the shouldn't have to suffer for for the next 18 years.
You are attempting to bring back the constitutional argument which I will slap down once again by illustrating that slavery was once a constitutionally protected institution which is now no more.
Some people choose to attach unnatural emotion and significance to developing life inside complete strangers. Developing life that MAY NEVER even be born. It's more about punishing women than saving lives. I believe in quality of life, not quantity.
Life is life. But look here, you just presented the same reasoning you accused others of using as a common theme who are in opposition to your beliefs which I illustrated the correction to above. ha!
Re: abortion for selfish reasons. Aside from an unplanned pregnancy, there is no reason people have kids that is not selfish. No one has kids to 'help populate society.'
Yes, yes, giving is a selfish endeavor too, I've read all about the revaluations of values, and understood Nietzsche allot more thoroughly than you I'm afraid...