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[QUOTE]Originally posted by First of Two: [QB] Ah, neo-nihilism. Or something. Whatever. It took me a long time and more than one philosophy and ethics courses before I came up with my current stance, which is: Uncertainty. Personally, I don't like abortion. I'd never ask someone or encourage someone to get one. I'm not really sure why, though. Don't get me wrong, I don't believe in some mythical "sanctity of life" nonsense. Life is life, whether you're a human or Mr. J.H. Paramecium. I don't believe that "life" begins at conception or that any "soul" enters the body or that an early-stage embryo is a "person." (Twinning usually occurs long after conception, so when is the extra soul added?),so my reason isn't religious. I've seen the pictures the anti-folks use, and they are graphic. They're also from a very small percentage of actual abortions. (In fact, I have my doubts about the people that would actually dig aroud looking for that stuff, but that's another thing.) Most abortions occur before there's appreciable differentiation. So that's not my reason, either. I don't really know what my reason is. It just is. I also know that all things considered, I'm glad I will never be put in a position to have to make that choice. I will never be a woman. I will never become pregnant. I will, most likely, never have to raise a child, especially not on my own. I will never have to worry about bearing a child that might kill me in the birthing. Or be severely disabled. And for THOSE reasons, what someone who IS in that position chooses is none of my damned business. Nor is it those "Save America" people's. Let them keep busy seeing that all the unwanted babies, the orphanage kids, the Down's Syndrome and other disabled kids, are adopted. Then, maybe, they can talk. No, on second thought, put them to work on poverty next. [/QB][/QUOTE]
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