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Permalink Reply by Rob Klaers on December 12, 2011 at 1:18am

I'm coming in late on this.. and admittingly haven't read all the posts. Has he covered the Morning After pill.? It doesn't prevent fertilization, just implantation of the fertilized cells. 

Now my next question is, does Zach consider it murder if a woman/girl get's pregnant then her body naturally aborts the baby. Just so we're clear, I'm not talking still-births

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Permalink Reply by Jewelz on December 12, 2011 at 2:27am

Please correct me if I'm wrong, Zach, but I'm fairly sure he would think a natural abortion would be the same as an infant dying of natural causes.

However, he would assert that any birth control method that may allow fertilization but prevent implantation would be equivalent to murder. We already covered the morning after pill, but this thread is nearly 50 pages long now so some might have missed that.

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Permalink Reply by Zach Winkler on January 20, 2012 at 3:16pm

I am sorry for being gone for so long, but I had some family troubles and could not bother with this discussion. But yes, if I understand what you are typing, Jewelz, you are correct on my stance.

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Permalink Reply by 3equ3cp1fsw0n on December 12, 2011 at 12:56pm

However, he would assert that any birth control method that may allow fertilization but prevent implantation would be equivalent to murder. We already covered the morning after pill, but this thread is nearly 50 pages long now so some might have missed that.

@ Jewelz - Thank you for pointing that out. I did miss that.

So now it is my understanding that Zach believes the split second the sperm kisses the egg, a termination should not occur, in most circumstances, if not all.

I seem to recall Zach saying he was undecided on some of these circumstances. This is where it gets murky as far I am concerned; why Zach may feel certain circumstances are okay to abort and certain circumstances, not.

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Permalink Reply by mathew gable on December 12, 2011 at 11:33pm

It depends upon your perspective as to when life begins. Your change of heart already points to the fact that there is some grey area as to the beginning of life. For me life begins at birth. However, I realize that's not a fact, Its just my perspective. Its not better or worse than the perspective that life begins at conception. There is no definitive answer or way to prove the beginning of life. As such, everyone needs to make their own decision on abortion and no it doesn't make you a terrible person to abort if there was an accident. People have sex. Hopefully they use some type of contraception. Accidents happen. Rapes happen. Incest happens. In any of these cases the decision of whether or not to abort comes down to the person most affected, the mother. 

Religious people hate grey matter, so they need a definitive, all or nothing law. No aboritons. Not in any case. Not even when a 12 year old is raped. Jesus H Christ. Be pro life if you choose, but be pro life for yourself and not for others. 

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Permalink Reply by Reason Being on February 22, 2012 at 1:19pm

Hi all--just joining the conversation, read the first few pages of comments and skipped to the end, I can't possibly read 49 pages of comments right now, so I apologize if this was already said.  I am pro-choice, but am against late term abortions unless it is for a medical reason.  I have not seen the women's rights side of this debate mentioned here.  I think that is a key component in whether a person is pro-choice or pro-life.  I know it is for me. 

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Permalink Reply by T A A on February 22, 2012 at 1:33pm

You have not seen the women's rights side of it????????????????

Women's rights are the main issue that has been discussed here. Above and beyond any other possible argument, it is my right to to make the final decision as to whether or not a foetus will come to term in my body. Women's rights are the ONLY argument... IMO My body, my decision. Any day a foetus of any age spends unwanted time in my womb is a day too many.

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Permalink Reply by Reason Being on February 22, 2012 at 2:58pm

I agree with you, and it looks like I should have pages 5-48 of comments before posting.  Sorry...

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Permalink Reply by GD Heathen on March 30, 2012 at 12:09pm

Lot's of interesting responses here, pretty well thought out.  I'm definitely pro-choice, it's none of my business so I have to be pro-choice.  There are some guilty edges to this statement though.  On one hand abortion helps control crime because of the lack of unwanted babies growing up psychologically "deformed" or the raised possibility of that.  Nothing is for certain obviously but statistically at least this appears to be accurate.

But on the other hand, it's pretty barbaric.  I'd hope that we could come up with a better plan for birth control and education since left to it's own development that bunch of cells will most likely become a life form.  Even if a child is going to be born with a deficiency like down syndrome, we judge that to be a deficiency right?  But really, aren't they the crown jewels of mankind?  No judgement, no ill-will, free thinking, loving individuals.  What if had aborted all of them to get the gene pool clean, isn't there some moral implication in that?  I don't know the answers and am completely open to suggestions on how to process that but currently it's how I feel.  I guess it has it's good points and bad.

Overall I'd always hope for birth control to be norm, but abortion must be a choice or decision for the person in that situation. And I'm fine with their decision either way.

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Permalink Reply by Unseen on September 11, 2012 at 11:39pm

Joli, in talking about whether abortion is OK or not (your terminology), you seem to be avoiding discussing whether it should be illegal in favor of whether it is right or wrong. The question really shouldn't be whether abortion is wrong, but whether IF it is wrong, should the state intercede and apply the whatever force is available to it to bring the child to term. If that means strapping the pregnant woman to a bed until she delivers, would you approve of that.

THAT is the real question. What happens when push comes to shove?

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Permalink Reply by Toni Broshears on November 13, 2012 at 6:47pm

I haven't read all the responses, so excuse me if I repeat. I have my own ideas on the subject, but what's more important to me is that they are MY morals that I apply to myself. These discussions are valuable, but I think the more important question is--why should my morals apply to others?

Update...I see that I am most certainly not the first one to bring this up!

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Permalink Reply by T A A on November 13, 2012 at 8:19pm

The very essence of morality is that it's society based, if it only applies to you, then it's just your personal values, it's not a 'moral'. For the past 2000 years, we've had superstitious patriarchal morons setting society's morals with the bible. Being an atheist means I decline morals based on superstition, and vow to fight the stupidity of those morals, and work towards a society who's value system, ethical system (morality if you want but I hate the word) is based on specific social objectives.

Abortion is a "morality" issue to people who believe in "morality", this is what I fight against. Abortion is also not a scientific issue, it does not matter when "life begins" I really don't give a shit. The essence of the abortion debate is the law. The rights of one end where the rights of the other begin, and the simple fact of the matter is that what's inside my body is mine, MY RIGHTS. Foetal rights are entirely limited by my rights, my rights are ALL of my body.

If women's rights to do as I please with my own body are not respected, I propose all women boycott any form of procreation until reason is brought back to society. I had my tubal ligation at age 30 after 3 abortions from conceptions which defied use of contraception and morning after pill.And I support all women, NO MATTER the reason, to manage their own body as they see fit.

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