Reply #69: the great emphasis on calling a fetus a baby [View All]

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started with the anti-abortion conservatives in the eighties. And, reading some of their essays back then, some are against contraceptives, too. I remember what my professor said, "If they outlaw abortion, they will eventually go after contraceptives." Now, do I value the well-being of my daughter over a fetus--do I value her? There is nothing pro-life about this movement. Many in this movement are pro-war, and would willingly kill someone else's child--many are pro-capital punishment. Hitler outlawed abortion-Hitler created the breeding camps for the Aryan race. Does anyone think he outlawed abortion because he believed in the sanctity of life? Ceausceau (sp) of Romania outlawed abortion and made it mandatory that women have at least five babies, hence; all of the orphanages found in Romania. Does any one really think he did it because he believed in the sanctity of life?

The fetus is used by some of these people to push an agenda. Now what could that agenda be? In the eighties, writers like Bailey, Liddy were presenting arguments against abortion because whites in the future would be in the minority. I'm telling you that these neo-cons back in the eighties were using the word "baby" instead of "fetus" and one of their arguments was that too many "white" women were getting abortions -and gee, we need those whites because we're going to be a minority.

I believe that the fetal brain stem is developed about five months. When the brain stem is developed then pain may be felt. However, when choosing between the fetus and the mother's life, it is the mother's and family's decision--it is not the government's business on such a choice. I value the life of my daughter--not as a breeder but as a human being, who is loved and has value to society and has value to her family. These nuts have placed the value of women in a secondary position.

And as Goldwater said it is between the woman, her family, her doctor--it is not a governmental decision.