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Do you want to ban the morning-after pill also? how about contraception? Would you like no-sex-before-marriage to become law? Should people only have sex to pro-create? Where do you draw the line? Just how much freedom and civil liberty do you restrict in order to impose "moral values"?
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notice these questions werent answered. Dont have to be if you dont want to. Like when does it become "another life" inside a woman? At conception? |
i did answer the questions near the end of page two, unless you were referring to isilirunite. i believe that a child is a seperate being at conception, and is undoubtedly a seperate life by 22 days when its own heartbeat begins.
banning the morning after pill would be iffy, both legally and morally. the technicalities involved in banning that pill would be so difficult to add to the list of banned drugs by the DEA... and to have it enforced? it would result in such a government expansion that i can't say i would be for it. ideally, it would grow to be socially unacceptable so that people can choose to not use it, rather than an outright government ban.
contraception i would never ban because it prevents this whole problem in the first place. if everyone used condoms (and i know they don't work 100% of the time) the rate of abortion would decrease dramatically. contraception is morally fine in my eyes because it does not kill a child that is alive, it prevents the situation from happening. i think using contraception is very wise, and teens should be taught to use it, rather than being taught about abstinence only to get an abortion later.
i believe that before an independent life is conceived, the sperm and oocytes are the property of the individual and can be managed as they see fit, which is why banning sex except for procreation is the over-the-edge part of your slippery slope argument. i never once argued that morality should be dictated to the individual. i do not think gambling is a good idea, however, i don't think it should be banned because it's the individual's right to do whatever they wish with their property. i also believe that credit (usury) is forbidden in the bible, therefore i don't use it, but i wouldn't think about telling everyone else that they could not. i think getting involved smoking pot is a terrible idea, but i think it should be legalized. where in my positions do i want to 'dictate morality'? i think every life should be treated as equal under the law, including the life of the unborn child.