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| TBlack | Jun 22 2005, 06:23 PM Post #1 |
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| HotRodia | Jun 22 2005, 08:09 PM Post #2 |
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Hmmm. Viability-based laws are going to be tricky for "a woman's absolute right to her own body" pro-choicers. If the age of viability keeps getting pushed down, there may be no more right to have an abortion over time. |
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| Knootoss | Jun 22 2005, 10:22 PM Post #3 |
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Filthy pro-lifers. Bah. Using potential life arguments to opress women because they want to force their "family" ideal on people. Disgusting. Doctors have no business meddling with that right. |
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| HotRodia | Jun 22 2005, 10:48 PM Post #4 |
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Somehow I don't think their primary motive is oppression or forcing an ideal on anyone, Knoot, anymore than it's your goal to oppress or force an ideal on anyone. People just believe what they believe (rightly or wrongly) and tend to act on those beliefs, generally not to oppress people. No matter how disgustingly conservative or stupid you think they are, assuming that they have some sort of agenda with the express purpose of oppressing people is just silly. |
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| Vastiva | Jun 23 2005, 06:27 AM Post #5 |
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"People are Stupid". Next question? |
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| Knootoss | Jun 23 2005, 08:42 AM Post #6 |
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Nope. They have an agenda. Maybe not some of the ordinary Christians they drag along with their weekly brainwashing, but certainly the leadership. All these religious people don't randomly develop an interest in biology or theories for tectonic plates and all. The Blairite government is just an example of how third way concern for the "morality" of people is used for all sorts of little authoritarian laws. Creationism, banning abortion, closing down all social life on sundays, banning gay relationships, fundamentalist government programmes against contraception in Africa, its all part of an agenda to impose a Christian state and the conversion of all non-believers with state means. They just go about it sneakily, but that is what they really want, if only they had all power. To quote the sea orc: its not paranoia if they are actually out to get you. |
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| Ecopoeia | Jun 23 2005, 11:44 AM Post #7 |
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The basis of the pro-life argument is something that I respect, though I don't agree with it. However, I think there's more than just an element of truth in what Knoot's saying. I may come across as a filthy commie, but my anti-capitalism is far weaker than my anti-religiousfundiestryingtodestroyreasonism. One's position in the abortion argument kind of boils down to (in incredibly simplistic terms) to how you resolve the following equation: value of potential life </> value of personal freedom Well, it's not technically an equation, but hopefully you get where I'm coming from. |
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| Knootoss | Jun 23 2005, 01:27 PM Post #8 |
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I'd say the equation, in practical terms of support, is more like: value of your religion </> value of personal freedom (of others) I'm frankly not buying the value of potential life argument, when a position is orignally Biblically inspired. It is an argument used to convince the 'pragmatic' fringes. I find Bush suddenly caring about life incredibly suspicious when he so easily sacrifices it for what he percieves as freedom. |
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| Ecopoeia | Jun 23 2005, 01:41 PM Post #9 |
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Certainly in some cases, I think you're right. But I know at least one pro-lifer who holds the position with no reference to his religious beliefs. And he's one of me best mates, so I cdan vouch for his integrity.
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| Knootoss | Jun 23 2005, 01:57 PM Post #10 |
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As I said, it may not be the case for some common people convinced by all the anti-choice propaganda. Pictures of dead fetuses are yucky, after all. |
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| Ecopoeia | Jun 23 2005, 02:52 PM Post #11 |
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Uh, I'm certain some people have made their conclusions independent of such propaganda. Perhaps they're a minority, perhaps not. Thing is, here in the UK, the pro-life movement is a non-entity (though Clare's link does suggest that this may change), so I very much doubt that people like my friend have been influenced by them. |
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| TBlack | Jun 23 2005, 02:57 PM Post #12 |
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I wouldn't call them a non-entity. A small entity, but the foetus picture showing, blocking entry protests still go on. Of course it's important to remember that we don't have the right to abortion in the UK. It's (supposedly) not terribly hard to get one but it isn't a right. |
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| Ecopoeia | Jun 23 2005, 04:14 PM Post #13 |
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Us and our unoffical rights, eh? No constitution, no right to abortion... |
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| TBlack | Jun 23 2005, 04:33 PM Post #14 |
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Yeah but what other country in the world can you get an elephant from a bloke down the pub just by learning the correct sequence of nudges and winks. Or so I'm told. |
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| HotRodia | Jun 23 2005, 08:12 PM Post #15 |
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Oh, they damn well have an agenda, but it's not because they just want to oppress people. For them, it's about truth and morality, at least consciously. Sure, the political leaders have power and influence to gain, but the average pro-lifer doesn't have that motivation. Vastiva's "people are stupid' axiom explains it all nicely. |
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