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Originally Posted by BloodPhart
You can condescend all you want. I have my opinion, and abortion is murder. It's black and white to me.The punishment should fit the crime. I thought I made that clear. If you are asking if the law should be retroactive, then i would say no.There are other solutions to an unwanted pregnancy. People make the decision every day. Why not put the child up for adoption? The parents don't have to deal with their mistakes, and the child has a chance to grow up, and choose his own way.
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My post was not meant to be condescending. I honestly would like to know if you believe a woman should spend 15 years or more in prison for having an abortion. If the male partner assists in getting the abortion, should he be charged as an accomplice to murder?
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It is a weak and old argument that the abortion rate would remain the same if it were illegal.
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Look it up. The abortion rate would not change if it were made illegal. What has changed the abortions rates has been successfully educating people about how to have safe sex.
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If we were to use your argument, why have laws at all? Why do we punish those who drive while impaired? They're going to do it anyway. Why not make it legal.
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It's a nice try, but it won't work here. Comparing people who drive while impaired and women who get abortions make no sense. In one case someone is choosing to get a medical procedure. In the other, someone is choosing to put others at risk for, honestly, no rational reason.
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What about prostitution? It's a womans body, can't she do with it as she pleases?
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#1. Not only women prostitute themselves. Thanks.
#2. If someone wants to sell themselves for sex, what business is it of anyones? It should be made legal for a million reasons but I won't go into it now. But as Penn & Teller said on their show BULLSHIT.... "Why is it illegal to pay for something that it's perfectly okay to give away for free?"
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and what countries have criminalized abortion?
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Summary of Abortion Laws Around the World