As for the late term abortions, didn't you said gov't has no bussiness in medical practices of the people? Maybe it's "gruesome" but they account for ONE PERCENT of all abortions!!
Yes I did say that but there is really no practical need for this particular procedure since abortions are perfectly legal in the first trimester and no where near as barbaric as this particular practice. It is a completely unnecessary procedure in 99.9% of the cases, most of which are reserved for women who are old enough and well off enough to deal with the issue long before is becomes a threat to the mothers health.
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http://speakout.com/activism/issue_briefs/1104b-1.html) How does outlawing ONE PERCENT of all abortions change anything?
It doesn't change anything. If it did, there might be a justifiable reason for permitting this prodedure. But a large majority of doctors as well as the AMA agree that there is no medical reason for performing this procedure that outweighs simply performing a c-section and allowing the baby to live.
As for parental consent, shouldn't a 17 year-old girl be responsible for her own body.
To some degree I can see your point but tell me, would you allow any other medical procedure on your daughter without your input and/or permission?You and I are responsible for those daughters and can be held accountable for their actions and choices as minor children. Currently, the cutoff is 18 so where would you place this cutoff if your daughter wanter a sex change or just decided that her hand was possessed by a demon and wanted it removed? As for it being her body, that's true but once the sperm hits the egg and it implants, it is now a growing lifeform whether you call it an embryo, a baby or Steve, it's still a growing lifeform and it is a genetically distinct lifeform from the mother and father (who should also have a say in the matter). I'll admit that there are cases where a young girl simply cannot tell her parents (if you can call them that) she is pregnant without fear of serious reprisal including physical abuse and in such cases, there should be (and in most of the proposed legislation there is) an exception to the rule of parental consent.
Yes, I understand she is my daughter, and I don't think she is ready to have sex, but if she does get pregnant, shouldn't she be allowed to have an abortion?
Yes, she should but not without her parents consent if she is a minor child. This is a risky surgical procedure that can lead to all kinds of complications, especially in a developing teen or adolescent.
Should I be able to FORCE my daughter to have a baby?
Tough question...not sure I have a good answer for that one.
What if I believe it is murder, and she believes it to be a right? Is her child now my possesion?
Children are not posessions. Adoption is always an option.
But, I agree that both sides need to come together. We can probably prevent many, many abortions if we focus on sex-ed (NOT abstinence only). Actual SEX ed, as in talking about how to use condoms. Let's face it, kids are going to have sex. Let's teach them how to do it safely so they never need abortions in their entire life.
I agree 100% on that one...abstinence only does not work...never has never will (remember the Just Say No campaign and how well that worked)....It should, however be included in comprehensive sex ed programs but ultimately, it is (or should be...it's called parenting) up to the parents to relay that information to their kids. Many do not which makes it essential for it to be available through schools and health services and doctors should be required to relay that information as well.
As to the emergency contraception, I agree 100% (except for the age restriction).
See above reference to parental rights and responsibilities...and exceptions.
Why don't conservatives agree?
Because they are blinded by faith and/or politics as well as ignorance and the fact that sometimes, emergency contraception can and does eliminate a fertilized egg which to them, is a baby. Another tough call on that one.
Any women who had unprotected sex should have access. Besides, most unprotected sex does not lead to babies, and most times the egg is fertilized, it doesn't implant (don't know the stat there). Having more condoms available and emergency contraception (for EMERGENCIES not INSTEAD of Condoms) could prevent many abortions.
This is the 21st century, there is simply no excuse for unprotected sex...barring rape that is. Your reference to sex ed needs to also emphasize to young men that women are not just a receptacle for their sperm or walking blowjobs designed for their needs alleviation...that's what the powers that be gave them hands for.
Thats my 2 cents! :thumbsup:
