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Old 06-24-2009, 05:29 PM
cacophony
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Re: is there anyone else who is pro-life AND pro-gay rights, or is it just me?
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Originally Posted by IsiliRunite View Post
In this case, I believe our character is going to die directly from pregnancy, which makes abortion slightly more reasoned in this case.
medical experts would disagree with you. our character's life was never at risk for dying until 33 1/2 weeks, when suddenly her health took an unfortunate turn. at that point the babies were viable.

your statement would actually result in more unnecessary abortions, not fewer, because if you looked at the hypertension at 20 weeks and determined that might lead to the life threatening condition later, you'd end up aborting two very viable babies.

the point is, you can't predict every complication. and because you can't screen or predict every complication unforseen medical expenses will result, and long term (possibly life-long) health consequences may result for both mom and baby. how do "pro-lifers" intend to deal with these circumstances in the real world? no "pro-lifer" has ever been able to adequately address this issue.

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Originally Posted by IsiliRunite View Post
If they're too poor to take care of the babies they might create by fornicating, they shouldn't be fornicating.
oh well that's a realistic expectation. if human beings are good at anything, it's resisting sex.

wishing for an inhuman world doesn't solve the human problem.

are you a virgin?

Last edited by cacophony; 06-24-2009 at 05:38 PM.