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Onyxmeth said:
Nirvana_Nut85 said:
 

 

From what I know the baby will try and move away from the abortion tools at 12 weeks. I am researching further to see if there is evidence of this at earlier stages.

Now as for the mother issue. As terrible as it might sound, if a woman is raped, well, I think that she should go through with the pregnancy. That just my opinion and I know people will think that's terrible but yah. I mean I understand that she did not want ot become pregnant , but at the same time that baby didn't ask to be created either.

See now I understand how you called me out for the mother issue "which as I think about it more I agree that in those circumstances they should let nature take it's course" but I ask you the same question, are you not bieng hypocritical yourself? To say that your pro choice, but yet at certain stages in the baby's development you become pro life? So when does it go f4rom being a mother's choice to a baby's right to life?

I don't think you understand my stance and many others as being pro-choice. We have our own moral cutoffs where we do feel the baby is given rights to live. That is what makes us pro-choice. We don't have to be pro-choice for 9 months of pregnancy to be in the club. You however are being hypocritical by saying you are pro-life and then making compromises that do not benefit the unborn. Frankly, you and most people like you are not pro-life at all. You're merely pro-choicers that just have a different set of cutoffs than others do. As hsrob said earlier, most of you are more like a conservative bunch of pro-choicers.

 

No, if you read my last statement, I said "the more i think about it, the more I agree that nature should take it course. Also your just being as hypocritical as I am, because you state that I must be 100% for or else I'm not really pro life yet why does not the same logic apply to you?

 

 



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Nirvana_Nut85 said:
Onyxmeth said:
Nirvana_Nut85 said:

 

From what I know the baby will try and move away from the abortion tools at 12 weeks. I am researching further to see if there is evidence of this at earlier stages.

Now as for the mother issue. As terrible as it might sound, if a woman is raped, well, I think that she should go through with the pregnancy. That just my opinion and I know people will think that's terrible but yah. I mean I understand that she did not want ot become pregnant , but at the same time that baby didn't ask to be created either.

See now I understand how you called me out for the mother issue "which as I think about it more I agree that in those circumstances they should let nature take it's course" but I ask you the same question, are you not bieng hypocritical yourself? To say that your pro choice, but yet at certain stages in the baby's development you become pro life? So when does it go f4rom being a mother's choice to a baby's right to life?

I don't think you understand my stance and many others as being pro-choice. We have our own moral cutoffs where we do feel the baby is given rights to live. That is what makes us pro-choice. We don't have to be pro-choice for 9 months of pregnancy to be in the club. You however are being hypocritical by saying you are pro-life and then making compromises that do not benefit the unborn. Frankly, you and most people like you are not pro-life at all. You're merely pro-choicers that just have a different set of cutoffs than others do. As hsrob said earlier, most of you are more like a conservative bunch of pro-choicers.

 

No, if you read my last statement, I said "the more i think about it, the more I agree that nature should take it course. Also your just being as hypocritical as I am, because you state that I must be 100% for or else I'm not really pro life yet why does not the same logic apply to you?

 

 

This doesn't really make sense. Pro-life by definition should be an 'ALL' position. Pro-choice is an all position in that you believe it is always the right for the mother to choose, even if you don't agree with her reasons for seeking an abortion.

Very few people would say that abortion is NEVER OK, but if you believe in full right to life of the foetus then that would be your position.  If in any scenario you think abortion is acceptable, then that means you do not believe that the foetus has the same rights to life as the mother, if this is the case then you aren't really pro-life.  Once you give up the position of total right to life of the foetus from conception your argument loses it's grounding.  You are now saying the foetus doesn't have a total right to life but we want to determine when that point is according to our criteria.  Pro-choicers realise the hypocrisy in this position and acknowledge that if you don't believe in the total right to life of the foetus from conception then the mother is the person that should be allowed to make that decision.

Of course the mother doesn't have total control over this decision and in most countries now, the decision to abort after a certain point can be taken from the mother, usually based on viability of the foetus or perceived lack of necessity of an abortion according to medical professionals.  This is not different from the rights of parents to decide what is best for their children, but the right of the courts to intervene if they determine that the children's rights are being infringed upon. 

Finally regarding the issue of movement, i don't see how this is relevant.  Babies can start to move from about 15-16 weeks post conception, but so can many living things, including some plants.  Movement doesn't signify any significant change in the foetus.  Traditionally, the quickening or the period when foetal movement is first detectable by the mother was thought to signify the attainment of a soul but since it is known from EEG readings that the brain starts to function much earlier than this, at about 6-7 weeks, this can't really be considered a significant factor.



Nirvana_Nut85 said:
CaseyDDR said:
Nirvana_Nut85 said:
Onyxmeth said:
Nirvana_Nut85 said:
 

 

If the fetus lacks the ability to make choices due to lack of brain functions then why when an abortion is bieng performed the fetus will literally try to move away from the tools and avoid bieng killed. Why does it's heart rate increse, while this is happening. It must have to have some sense of self preservation or enough brain function to try avoid death. Therefore should that unborn baby not have a legal right to be able the chance to be given life?

I believe in methods of preventing unwanted pregnancies. Mind you,if that person is to become pregnant and does not want the baby, there are many people who want to adopt, and that is the better solution. If you really think about it, there's no reason why a pregnancy should not be carried out when there are more than enough options for the mother after the child is born.

See in a scenario like that, it becomes a hard choice to make. The scenario is rare, but it still happens. If it was me having the baby (if I was a woman) and I had someone able to take care of the baby then I wouldn't think twice about giving up my life for it.But thats me not everyone. In a scenario where it will 100% cause death to the mother then I would let her make that choice. That is the only justification in which a mother "should" be able to terminate a pregnancy.

Fuck, it's not being lazy by putting pictures. I never assumed you or Mafoo would change thier opinion over it. There are people as I have stated (mostly younger) who are prochoice and have know idea what the procedure is or how it looks, or what is done to the baby. That is why I posted them, for the uninformed. In all honesty the irresponsible bitch should not have the right to put her own selfish needs before the life of an unborn baby. An unborn baby is still a human being. It is still alive and living. We do not and should not have the right to be able to end that life.

Now, just so it doesn't sound like were just blaming the mother's who abort thier unborn babies. I think the piece of shit guy's who put pressure on thier girlfriends to have an aboprtion if they get pregnant should have a bat taken to thier heads.

At what stage in a pregnancy can the fetus actually try to preserve it's life by moving away from abortion tools? I may be pro-choice, but I am not inhumane. If there is concrete proof that your scenario can happen at 20 weeks or prior, I will move my scale down to the appropriate time.

In my scenario I gave you, you decided to say the woman could make the choice. That right there is being pro-choice. That is allowing the mother to make the decision regarding the child's life. A pro-life stance would be let nature take it's course because no one can impede on the right's of the unborn child. By saying the mother can make the decisions of the unborn regarding it's life, you too have taken a stance of pro-choice. Now if you believe a woman can make that choice to spare her own life, then why not for other reasons? You've already made it abundantly clear by giving the woman the choice that her decision making is more precious than the fetus' is.

That right there is the copout I hate hearing from pro-lifers. It's the considerations and compromises made based on certain scenarios. "Oh, look. She was raped. Let's allow that woman to have an abortion." Why? That woman's life is not in danger. The fetus is not given a choice. Maybe the fetus doesn't mind growing up knowing it's the product of a rape incident. However the fetus is not given a choice in the matter, and the mother is allowed to terminate a pregnancy to save her mental well being. Most pro-choicers seem fine with that scenario. However, mental health is a grey area, and a woman merely going through with a traditional pregnancy can suffer from it too because of her going through with it. Why can't they get abortions? It's these contradictory areas that I find to be bullshit in the arguments with pro-lifers. It should be all or none. Either defend the rights of the unborn or don't, but making compromises such as these dilutes your stance.

 

 

From what I know the baby will try and move away from the abortion tools at 12 weeks. I am researching further to see if there is evidence of this at earlier stages.

Now as for the mother issue. As terrible as it might sound, if a woman is raped, well, I think that she should go through with the pregnancy. That just my opinion and I know people will think that's terrible but yah. I mean I understand that she did not want ot become pregnant , but at the same time that baby didn't ask to be created either.

See now I understand how you called me out for the mother issue "which as I think about it more I agree that in those circumstances they should let nature take it's course" but I ask you the same question, are you not bieng hypocritical yourself? To say that your pro choice, but yet at certain stages in the baby's development you become pro life? So when does it go f4rom being a mother's choice to a baby's right to life?

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wow, just wow. I hope you never tell your future partner in wife this, and even more so that the bad fortune of this happening to her never happens. You can say this now, but if it ever happened to you your opinion would greatly change. Liberalism really seems to push the boundries when it comes to ridiculous reasonings.

 

You just made me sick, opinion or not. This is an example of when an opinion can be wrong.

How is my opinion wrong and sick? Do I think that a woman who has been taken advantage of and been impregnated should keep the baby, yes because in my mind the baby is a living human being, now, at the same time would I condemn her for aborting that child...no, due to the circumstances, but at the same time I wouldn't agree.

 


Get back to me if that ever happens to you daughters or wife (god forbid) and tell me how you'd feel about your daughters or wife being put through 9 months of mental torment knowing they have to give birth to the child of a rapist. I'm disgusted you would even consider encouraging your kids/wife to keep it. I bet your opinion would change greatly if it ever happened to you or someone close.

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CaseyDDR said:
Nirvana_Nut85 said:
Onyxmeth said:
Nirvana_Nut85 said:

 

If the fetus lacks the ability to make choices due to lack of brain functions then why when an abortion is bieng performed the fetus will literally try to move away from the tools and avoid bieng killed. Why does it's heart rate increse, while this is happening. It must have to have some sense of self preservation or enough brain function to try avoid death. Therefore should that unborn baby not have a legal right to be able the chance to be given life?

I believe in methods of preventing unwanted pregnancies. Mind you,if that person is to become pregnant and does not want the baby, there are many people who want to adopt, and that is the better solution. If you really think about it, there's no reason why a pregnancy should not be carried out when there are more than enough options for the mother after the child is born.

See in a scenario like that, it becomes a hard choice to make. The scenario is rare, but it still happens. If it was me having the baby (if I was a woman) and I had someone able to take care of the baby then I wouldn't think twice about giving up my life for it.But thats me not everyone. In a scenario where it will 100% cause death to the mother then I would let her make that choice. That is the only justification in which a mother "should" be able to terminate a pregnancy.

Fuck, it's not being lazy by putting pictures. I never assumed you or Mafoo would change thier opinion over it. There are people as I have stated (mostly younger) who are prochoice and have know idea what the procedure is or how it looks, or what is done to the baby. That is why I posted them, for the uninformed. In all honesty the irresponsible bitch should not have the right to put her own selfish needs before the life of an unborn baby. An unborn baby is still a human being. It is still alive and living. We do not and should not have the right to be able to end that life.

Now, just so it doesn't sound like were just blaming the mother's who abort thier unborn babies. I think the piece of shit guy's who put pressure on thier girlfriends to have an aboprtion if they get pregnant should have a bat taken to thier heads.

At what stage in a pregnancy can the fetus actually try to preserve it's life by moving away from abortion tools? I may be pro-choice, but I am not inhumane. If there is concrete proof that your scenario can happen at 20 weeks or prior, I will move my scale down to the appropriate time.

In my scenario I gave you, you decided to say the woman could make the choice. That right there is being pro-choice. That is allowing the mother to make the decision regarding the child's life. A pro-life stance would be let nature take it's course because no one can impede on the right's of the unborn child. By saying the mother can make the decisions of the unborn regarding it's life, you too have taken a stance of pro-choice. Now if you believe a woman can make that choice to spare her own life, then why not for other reasons? You've already made it abundantly clear by giving the woman the choice that her decision making is more precious than the fetus' is.

That right there is the copout I hate hearing from pro-lifers. It's the considerations and compromises made based on certain scenarios. "Oh, look. She was raped. Let's allow that woman to have an abortion." Why? That woman's life is not in danger. The fetus is not given a choice. Maybe the fetus doesn't mind growing up knowing it's the product of a rape incident. However the fetus is not given a choice in the matter, and the mother is allowed to terminate a pregnancy to save her mental well being. Most pro-choicers seem fine with that scenario. However, mental health is a grey area, and a woman merely going through with a traditional pregnancy can suffer from it too because of her going through with it. Why can't they get abortions? It's these contradictory areas that I find to be bullshit in the arguments with pro-lifers. It should be all or none. Either defend the rights of the unborn or don't, but making compromises such as these dilutes your stance.

 

 

From what I know the baby will try and move away from the abortion tools at 12 weeks. I am researching further to see if there is evidence of this at earlier stages.

Now as for the mother issue. As terrible as it might sound, if a woman is raped, well, I think that she should go through with the pregnancy. That just my opinion and I know people will think that's terrible but yah. I mean I understand that she did not want ot become pregnant , but at the same time that baby didn't ask to be created either.

See now I understand how you called me out for the mother issue "which as I think about it more I agree that in those circumstances they should let nature take it's course" but I ask you the same question, are you not bieng hypocritical yourself? To say that your pro choice, but yet at certain stages in the baby's development you become pro life? So when does it go f4rom being a mother's choice to a baby's right to life?

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wow, just wow. I hope you never tell your future partner in wife this, and even more so that the bad fortune of this happening to her never happens. You can say this now, but if it ever happened to you your opinion would greatly change. Liberalism really seems to push the boundries when it comes to ridiculous reasonings.

I agree with you on this issue, but I'm absolutely dumbfounded on how his reasoning, and however ridiculous it may have been, had anything to do with liberalism



pearljammer said:
CaseyDDR said:
Nirvana_Nut85 said:
Onyxmeth said:
Nirvana_Nut85 said:

 

If the fetus lacks the ability to make choices due to lack of brain functions then why when an abortion is bieng performed the fetus will literally try to move away from the tools and avoid bieng killed. Why does it's heart rate increse, while this is happening. It must have to have some sense of self preservation or enough brain function to try avoid death. Therefore should that unborn baby not have a legal right to be able the chance to be given life?

I believe in methods of preventing unwanted pregnancies. Mind you,if that person is to become pregnant and does not want the baby, there are many people who want to adopt, and that is the better solution. If you really think about it, there's no reason why a pregnancy should not be carried out when there are more than enough options for the mother after the child is born.

See in a scenario like that, it becomes a hard choice to make. The scenario is rare, but it still happens. If it was me having the baby (if I was a woman) and I had someone able to take care of the baby then I wouldn't think twice about giving up my life for it.But thats me not everyone. In a scenario where it will 100% cause death to the mother then I would let her make that choice. That is the only justification in which a mother "should" be able to terminate a pregnancy.

Fuck, it's not being lazy by putting pictures. I never assumed you or Mafoo would change thier opinion over it. There are people as I have stated (mostly younger) who are prochoice and have know idea what the procedure is or how it looks, or what is done to the baby. That is why I posted them, for the uninformed. In all honesty the irresponsible bitch should not have the right to put her own selfish needs before the life of an unborn baby. An unborn baby is still a human being. It is still alive and living. We do not and should not have the right to be able to end that life.

Now, just so it doesn't sound like were just blaming the mother's who abort thier unborn babies. I think the piece of shit guy's who put pressure on thier girlfriends to have an aboprtion if they get pregnant should have a bat taken to thier heads.

At what stage in a pregnancy can the fetus actually try to preserve it's life by moving away from abortion tools? I may be pro-choice, but I am not inhumane. If there is concrete proof that your scenario can happen at 20 weeks or prior, I will move my scale down to the appropriate time.

In my scenario I gave you, you decided to say the woman could make the choice. That right there is being pro-choice. That is allowing the mother to make the decision regarding the child's life. A pro-life stance would be let nature take it's course because no one can impede on the right's of the unborn child. By saying the mother can make the decisions of the unborn regarding it's life, you too have taken a stance of pro-choice. Now if you believe a woman can make that choice to spare her own life, then why not for other reasons? You've already made it abundantly clear by giving the woman the choice that her decision making is more precious than the fetus' is.

That right there is the copout I hate hearing from pro-lifers. It's the considerations and compromises made based on certain scenarios. "Oh, look. She was raped. Let's allow that woman to have an abortion." Why? That woman's life is not in danger. The fetus is not given a choice. Maybe the fetus doesn't mind growing up knowing it's the product of a rape incident. However the fetus is not given a choice in the matter, and the mother is allowed to terminate a pregnancy to save her mental well being. Most pro-choicers seem fine with that scenario. However, mental health is a grey area, and a woman merely going through with a traditional pregnancy can suffer from it too because of her going through with it. Why can't they get abortions? It's these contradictory areas that I find to be bullshit in the arguments with pro-lifers. It should be all or none. Either defend the rights of the unborn or don't, but making compromises such as these dilutes your stance.

 

 

From what I know the baby will try and move away from the abortion tools at 12 weeks. I am researching further to see if there is evidence of this at earlier stages.

Now as for the mother issue. As terrible as it might sound, if a woman is raped, well, I think that she should go through with the pregnancy. That just my opinion and I know people will think that's terrible but yah. I mean I understand that she did not want ot become pregnant , but at the same time that baby didn't ask to be created either.

See now I understand how you called me out for the mother issue "which as I think about it more I agree that in those circumstances they should let nature take it's course" but I ask you the same question, are you not bieng hypocritical yourself? To say that your pro choice, but yet at certain stages in the baby's development you become pro life? So when does it go f4rom being a mother's choice to a baby's right to life?

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wow, just wow. I hope you never tell your future partner in wife this, and even more so that the bad fortune of this happening to her never happens. You can say this now, but if it ever happened to you your opinion would greatly change. Liberalism really seems to push the boundries when it comes to ridiculous reasonings.

I agree with you on this issue, but I'm absolutely dumbfounded on how his reasoning, and however ridiculous it may have been, had anything to do with liberalism

Conservatism, my bad lol. Was actually upset by what he said and got myself confused.

 



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The arrogance of humanity, believing it has a right to remove life in its most innocent state.

 

It's murder, it's a crime and it does tremendous damage emotionally do the women who fall for the bull crap arguments promoted by the pro-choice crowd. Knowing a woman who has gone through it, I can say that the sheer level of emotional trauma and heart ache only increases over time. Even though she was surrounded by those who praised her choice, as liberating and taking a stand for women rights, she now understands the stupidity and arrogance of that crowd for their perverted views and manipulative rhetoric. It’s not an issue about liberation and woman’s rights, rather it’s the ultimate scheme of control and a concerted effort to devalue human life from groups who are for all intents and purposes anti-human.

Environmentalists, Marxist and anyone else who promote agendas blaming humanity for every possible ill in the world; look at the global warming crowd, in the face of mounting evidence they still march forward demanding the lowering of the quality of life and promoting agendas which would devastate developing countries and the human condition.




Maskedpainter said:

 

The arrogance of humanity, believing it has a right to remove life in its most innocent state.

 

It's murder, it's a crime and it does tremendous damage emotionally do the women who fall for the bull crap arguments promoted by the pro-choice crowd. Knowing a woman who has gone through it, I can say that the sheer level of emotional trauma and heart ache only increases over time. Even though she was surrounded by those who praised her choice, as liberating and taking a stand for women rights, she now understands the stupidity and arrogance of that crowd for their perverted views and manipulative rhetoric.

Anecdotal evidence = fail. I could go on and say that I knew a woman who got pregnant and didn't want it and was convinced to keep it and how it hurt her emotionally, but it wouldn't prove anything either.

It’s not an issue about liberation and woman’s rights, rather it’s the ultimate scheme of control and a concerted effort to devalue human life from groups who are for all intents and purposes anti-human.

Because you don't understand them doesn't make them anti-human or doing any of the things you accuse them of. I actually kind of take offense at your accusations, as bullshit as I know them to be.

Environmentalists, Marxist and anyone else who promote agendas blaming humanity for every possible ill in the world;

Ooh you found another couple of groups of people who don't agree with you to bash. I take it these groups are anti-human as well?Afterall, your world view can be the only correct one right?

look at the global warming crowd, in the face of mounting evidence they still march forward demanding the lowering of the quality of life and promoting agendas which would devastate developing countries and the human condition.

You mean the mounting evidence that the world is warming or the mounting evidence that humans are at least partially responsible for it?

Also what do the environmentalists, the Marxists or the global warming crowd have to do with abortion?

Probably not worth writing a response as I can already tell you will pay no attention to it.

 



Maskedpainter said:

 

The arrogance of humanity, believing it has a right to remove life in its most innocent state.

 

It's murder, it's a crime and it does tremendous damage emotionally do the women who fall for the bull crap arguments promoted by the pro-choice crowd. Knowing a woman who has gone through it, I can say that the sheer level of emotional trauma and heart ache only increases over time. Even though she was surrounded by those who praised her choice, as liberating and taking a stand for women rights, she now understands the stupidity and arrogance of that crowd for their perverted views and manipulative rhetoric. It’s not an issue about liberation and woman’s rights, rather it’s the ultimate scheme of control and a concerted effort to devalue human life from groups who are for all intents and purposes anti-human.

Environmentalists, Marxist and anyone else who promote agendas blaming humanity for every possible ill in the world; look at the global warming crowd, in the face of mounting evidence they still march forward demanding the lowering of the quality of life and promoting agendas which would devastate developing countries and the human condition.

Speaking of....

 



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The arrogance of humanity, believing it has a right to remove choice from a woman.

It's opression, it's wrong,  it does tremendous damage emotionally to the women who fall for the bull crap arguments promoted by the pro-life crowd. Knowing a woman who has gone through it, I can say that the sheer level of emotional trauma and heart ache only increases over time. Even though she was surrounded by those who praised her, for being obedient and bringing a life into the world, they told her it would be liberating and taking a stand for the unborn's rights, She now understands the stupidity and arrogance of that crowd for their religious views and manipulative rhetoric, telling her it's wrong to terminate ANY time after conception. It’s not an issue about liberation of the unborn or women, it's an issue of when significant brain activity starts.

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Parody FTW.

Oh, by the way, abortion is not murder since murder by definition is the "Unlawful killing of another human being". Abortion is not murder, it's just killing. Not much better, but you shouldn't misrepresent words. Learn the definiton. Meat isn't murder,  abortion isn't murder, because they're not against the law.

 

 



My 2 cents:

If you aren't pregnant where the baby will cause serious complications, then you need to STFU and keep quiet by the simple fact that you don't know shit about the situation therefore you don't deserve to making any judgments on what is best. Hence, I am all pro-choice.

However I don't like abortion and I think that a woman can decide well enough whether to abort or not within the first few months. However, it's not my place to tell her yes or no, plain and simple.



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