Reply #23: Flame Away, But I Completely Disagree. [View All]

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In most cases (from all I know about it) the baby is out of the uterus except for the head or upper trunk, followed by his head getting punctured and brains sucked out. To me I would think the term partial birth abortion is dead on, though debating it is just an issue of semantics to me. I also know that Ron Fitzsimmons, the executive director of the National Coalition of Abortion Providers, states that he lied through his teeth to toe the party line that this was rare and mainly used to protect the health of the mother. He went on to admit that most of the time it is in fact used electively. I think performing an abortion this late for elective reasons when the mother and child are otherwise healthy is disgraceful, unethical and blows my mind people advocate it. So no, I can't join your coalition to soften up a brutal procedure.

I do, however, support a woman's right to choose for standard abortions though I myself think abortion is wrong outside of when done for health issues or rape issues (and some others I won't list one after another). But whether I agree or not, it is her right to choose. But when it comes to this procedure, though I would still condone it when the mother's health or childs health warrants it, would no way consider it something that should be legal for elective reasons.

I know this is an unpopular opinion but it is one I can't be swayed on. I have two children and it sickens me to my stomach to think this procedure can be performed for any reason other than emergency or when the child has an affliction that it could not survive with. Since I have my stance I will most likely not respond to the flames that can follow, unless there is one put in an intellectually enough manner that I feel the need to respond to.

Just stating my view, that's all.