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Texas Anti-Abortion Law & Pandemic Masking

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A Common Sense Take on the Texas Anti-Abortion Law-

Mandating masks to end a pandemic and regulating the ownership of deadly weapons are attacks on personal freedoms, yet forcing women to carry pregnancies, regardless of risks, abnormalities, and other factors, such as rape and incest, is not?

I cannot even begin to comprehend how those thoughts can coexist in the same mind.

I do not support completely unrestricted access to abortion, but the small government crowd definitely should not be the ones telling others what to do with the innermost parts of their bodies.

It is wrong to force a lifesaving mask on your fellow citizens, yet, somehow, it is lawmakers’ job to stick their hands into women’s wombs?

On what level does that even begin to make sense?

Doesn't make much sense unless you consider re election antics and shenanigans by extreme loony right wing politicians.

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yet forcing women to carry pregnancies, regardless of risks, abnormalities, and other factors, such as rape and incest, is not?

So it's better to just kill the unborn child?

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I do not support completely unrestricted access to abortion, but the small government crowd definitely should not be the ones telling others what to do with the innermost parts of their bodies.

So you do not support "completely unrestricted access to abortion", but you wouldn't want to tell others what to do with the "innermost parts of their bodies"? But wouldn't that be the result of placing restrictions on abortion? You would be telling some women they could not have an abortion and would thus be telling them what to do with the, "innermost parts of their bodies".

You can't have it both ways. Either you completely support a woman's "right to choose" and exercise sovereignty over her body, or you support placing limits on that right and sovereignty.

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Originally Posted by jlisenbe

So it's better to just kill the unborn child?

Missed the point - again! It's about choice.

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So you do not support "completely unrestricted access to abortion", but you wouldn't want to tell others what to do with the "innermost parts of their bodies"? But wouldn't that be the result of placing restrictions on abortion? You would be telling some women they could not have an abortion and would thus be telling them what to do with the, "innermost parts of their bodies".

You can't have it both ways. Either you completely support a woman's "right to choose" and exercise sovereignty over her body, or you support placing limits on that right and sovereignty.

Wrong, wrong, wrong. Let me put it this way - I agree with the author of the piece and totally support a woman's right to choose. AT THE SAME TIME, being against completely unrestricted access to abortion does not mean a woman's RIGHT TO CHOOSE should be legally infringed. One can have reservations about a law and still abide by it.

Do you get it? Now? (Probably not.)

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Missed the point - again! It's about choice.

Evaded the question...again. I'll repost it. "So it's better to just kill the unborn child?"

As to your second point, you seem to be against "completely unrestricted access to abortion", and yet you would not legally restrict a woman's right to choose? So let's see. You are against "completely unrestricted access to abortion", but yet you would not restrict access to abortion. Uhm...that doesn't make sense.

If you were the doctor and were going to kill this 19 week fetus, what procedure would you use? I ask because this is what liberals exercise their "choice" to ignore. In abortion, the baby has to die. Closing your eyes to that truth does not absolve you of responsibility.

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Originally Posted by jlisenbe

If you were the doctor and were going to kill this 19 week fetus, what procedure would you use?

I don't do abortions.

Would you have this fetus aborted if your wife's life depended on it?

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In abortion, the baby has to die. Closing your eyes to that truth does not absolve you of responsibility.

The responsibility for the baby's death lies with those who perform the abortion. No one "closes their eyes to the truth" that a baby dies during an abortion.

The unborn fetus has yet to draw its first breath. It isn't viable, able to live and survive, until it has been born and breathed. The Lord God formed man of dust from the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and man became a living creature (Genesis 2:7).

If someone is pronounced dead when the heart stops beating then why shouldn't someone be pronounced alive when there is a heart beat ?

The Texas law is bad law for reasons I outlined here,
The new Texas abortion law is unconstitutional (askmehelpdesk.com)

About a dozen states have heart beat laws This is the 1st time courts have permitted enforcement at least until someone comes forward with proper standing . Then the law will be over turned .

Texas this year added a $20 million increase in funding for pregnancy centers, adoption agencies and maternity homes that provide free services .In total, lawmakers voted to invest $100 million into the Texas Alternatives to Abortion program .So the state puts up funding to offer a choice .

As for the 'my body my choice' rhetoric ;attempts to challenge the terminology of the Texas Heartbeat Act lay bare the truth of whose body is really being violated in an abortion. Everyone knows this .Everyone knows that the practice of murder for the right of convenience is grotesque. That is why the Orwellian use of terms like pro-choice; reproductive rights ,and reproductive freedom are used instead . It hides an ugly truth .

And, too often, what happens to that breathing newborn with a heartbeat? One was recently found alive, wrapped in rosary beads and with vomit in its mouth, in a discarded dresser drawer in a Chicago alley, hours before the piece of furniture and other trash would’ve been picked up by garbage trucks and taken to a landfill. And that's only one story.

The remedy to prevent an act of cruelty is murder ? 2020 54,741 abortions were executed in the state of Texas .Would all those babies alternatively been discarded in the trash ? Since abortion for the most part is readily available and probably free in Chicago then how is it that someone decided to toss that baby in the trash when a legal murder option was available ?

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Originally Posted by tomder55

how is it that someone decided to toss that baby in the trash when a legal murder option was available ?

Shame? Fear? Single mother with no resources/support for raising a child? Since the abandoned baby was wrapped with rosary beads, a certain Christian denomination comes to mind as to why the baby made it through delivery. Illinois has Safe Haven laws, which would have allowed a parent to drop the newborn child at a location like a police station or hospital so long as he or she is uninjured and not yet 30 days old.

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Shame? Fear? Single mother with no resources/support for raising a child?Since the abandoned baby was wrapped with rosary beads, a certain Christian denomination comes to mind as to why the baby made it through delivery.

a lot of speculation with the flimsiest of evidence supporting it . If I was to whack someone I could possibly come up with many reasons to rationalize the act .

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Illinois has Safe Haven laws, which would have allowed a parent to drop the newborn child at a location like a police station or hospital so long as he or she is uninjured and not yet 30 days old.

Yes most states have alternative programs . Maybe the effort should be educating about the availability of the alternatives and assistance .

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Originally Posted by tomder55

a lot of speculation with the flimsiest of evidence supporting it . If I was to whack someone I could possibly come up with many reasons to rationalize the act .

And the baby was full term and had been delivered. We have yet to hear the full story

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Yes most states have alternative programs . Maybe the effort should be educating about the availability of the alternatives and assistance .

Definitely! Now, how can that be accomplished?

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I don't do abortions.

No. You just vote for and applaud those who continue to allow it.

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Would you have this fetus aborted if your wife's life depended on it?

Perhaps. I imagine my wife and I would have agreed to pray and put it in God's hands, but I've never been in that situation. Now how about the other 99.99% of the cases?

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The responsibility for the baby's death lies with those who perform the abortion. No one "closes their eyes to the truth" that a baby dies during an abortion.

Just a feeble attempt to avoid responsibility. You vote for and applaud those who enthusiastically support these laws. It's on you and all those who vote for those who continue it.

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The unborn fetus has yet to draw its first breath. It isn't viable, able to live and survive, until it has been born and breathed.

So you are OK with an abortion taking place at the end of the ninth month? You are if you really believe in the standard you just posted.

But even at that, how do you propose the doctor should kill that baby pictured above? That's the key question that neither one of you has the courage to answer. How do you take the little baby's life?

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The Lord God formed man of dust from the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and man became a living creature (Genesis 2:7).

Amazing how quickly you post and give a literal understanding to any scripture that you think supports your position. What a double standard. And were you there when that happened? (another standard of yours)

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The remedy to prevent an act of cruelty is murder ? 2020 54,741 abortions were executed in the state of Texas .Would all those babies alternatively been discarded in the trash ?

Great reply for which, you will notice, there was no response.

Since you two would not answer the question, I have answered it for you. Read this and see if you are comfortable with this being done to the baby in the picture above, speaking of the one with fingernails, lips, and a beautifully formed face.

1. Grasp the cervix with an instrument to hold the uterus in place.
2. Dilate the cervical canal with probes of increasing size. An abortion in the second 12 weeks will need the cervix to be dilated more than required for a vacuum aspiration.
3. Pass a hollow tube (cannula) into the uterus. The cannula is attached by tubing to a bottle and a pump that provides a gentle vacuum to remove tissue in the uterus. Some cramping is felt during the rest of the procedure.
4. Pass a grasping instrument (forceps) into the uterus to grasp larger pieces of tissue. This is more likely in pregnancies of 16 weeks or more and is done before the uterine lining is scraped with a curette.
5. Use a curved instrument (curette) to gently scrape the lining of the uterus and remove tissue in the uterus.
6. Use suction. This may be done as a final step to make sure the uterine contents are completely removed.

Bear in mind that the forceps being used to "grasp larger pieces of tissue" is referring to the grasping and removing of legs, arms, and the torso. The head is generally removed last. They then "reassemble" the body on a tray and, as I understand it, photograph it as proof that they removed everything just in case the mother gets sick and wants to sue.

OK with that? Are you really OK with that?

Dilation and Evacuation (D&E) | Michigan Medicine (uofmhealth.org)

You can watch this testimony before Congress. It's about five minutes long. There are no pictures, but simply a description of how those procedures are done.

Testimony of Former Abortion Provider, Dr. Anthony Levatino - YouTube

But Planned Parenthood has to extract the baby out with great care if they are to harvest useful baby parts .
Undercover video shows Planned Parenthood official discussing fetal organs used for research - The Washington Post

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But Planned Parenthood has to extract the baby out with great care if they are to harvest useful baby parts

It never ceases to amaze me how seemingly rational people can look at that and say, "Oh well." PP basically says to women, "Bring us your unborn child and we'll turn it into a commercial product." It's just stunning, and I wonder how much longer it will be until we take the next step.

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from Athos
Would you have this fetus aborted if your wife's life depended on it?

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Originally Posted by jlisenbe

Perhaps.

Perhaps? PERHAPS? So your anti-abortion stance is conditional. WOW! What a revelation. When it's in your interest, killing unborn children is a definite possibility.

This is not a good day for you, Jl. First you were caught evading the Bible question, now this.

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So you are OK with an abortion taking place at the end of the ninth month? You are if you really believe in the standard you just posted.

So are you if it saves your wife's life. You just told us of this possibility.

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But even at that, how do you propose the doctor should kill that baby pictured above? That's the key question that neither one of you has the courage to answer.

There's nothing "key" about that question. We are not doctors. But what about YOU? How would YOU kill the unborn baby if your wife's life depended on it? Is that still a "key" question when the ball is in your court? I'm sure you know all about the methods and that you can tell the rest of us.

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Amazing how quickly you post and give a literal understanding to any scripture that you think supports your position.

That Bible quote was for YOU. You can't answer it, so another evasion. You're 0 for everything, Jl.

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Perhaps? PERHAPS? So your anti-abortion stance is conditional. WOW! What a revelation. When it's in your interest, killing unborn children is a definite possibility.

This is not a good day for you, Jl. First you were caught evading the Bible question, now this.

Oh stop with the fake theatrics. The principle of self defense is well established. My answer was an honest one. I've never faced that, but I would think we would not do it. My wife's input would be of enormous importance. Knowing her as I do, I think I know what she would say. But any semi-thoughtful person can see the difference between an abortion to protect the mother's life versus what nearly all abortions are about which is convenience.

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There's nothing "key" about that question. We are not doctors. But what about YOU? How would YOU kill the unborn baby if your wife's life depended on it? Is that still a "key" question when the ball is in your court? I'm sure you know all about the methods and that you can tell the rest of us.

The usual non-answer. Typical. The question remains on the board. If you were the doctor, how would you go about taking the life of that 19 week fetus pictured above?

Note to readers. Prepare for another plateful of evasion along with a side order of anger.

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That Bible quote was for YOU. You can't answer it, so another evasion. You're 0 for everything, Jl.

There's nothing to answer since there was no question asked. The Genesis scripture was not in reference to abortion or a woman being pregnant or giving birth. You will not find a medical book anywhere which says that an unborn child is somehow not alive since it is not breathing. It is preposterous. It's about as dumb as saying that the child must eat to be considered alive. It's as absurd as destroying a nest full of eagle eggs and then pleading that, after all, Athos said it must be breathing to be alive, and the eagles in the eggs were not yet breathing. Try that and see how far you get with it.

At 19 weeks [pictured in a post above], your baby measures about 6 1/4 inches (15.8 centimeters) from the top of their head to the bottom of the buttocks. Their height is approximately 9 inches (22.8 centimeters) from the top of the head to the heel (crown-heel length). By this week of pregnancy, your baby will weigh around 9 1/2 ounces (272 grams).

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Originally Posted by jlisenbe

But any semi-thoughtful person can see the difference between an abortion to protect the mother's life versus what nearly all abortions are about which is convenience.

No, not convenience. Desperation. Guilt. Anger at the father. Fear of being shamed. Unviable pregnancy.

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At 19 weeks [pictured in a post above], your baby measures about 6 1/4 inches (15.8 centimeters) from the top of their head to the bottom of the buttocks (crown-rump length). Their height is approximately 9 inches (22.8 centimeters) from the top of the head to the heel (crown-heel length). By this week of pregnancy, your baby will weigh around 9 1/2 ounces (272 grams).

So you are saying that the larger a person becomes, the more valuable his/her life is? Teenagers are of greater worth than babies? Do you really want to go there?

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No, not convenience. Desperation. Guilt. Anger at the father. Fear of being shamed. Unviable pregnancy.

Would those be acceptable excuses to kill a new-born baby? "Officer, I became desperate and felt so guilty that I just had to kill the pesky little irritant. You understand, don't you?"

Did you read the description of a second term abortion? Are you really OK with that? Did you even bother to watch the five minute video of testimony before Congress?

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Originally Posted by jlisenbe

So you are saying that the larger a person becomes, the more valuable his/her life is? Teenagers are of greater worth than babies? Do you really want to go there?

No, I'm not saying that at all. No, I'm not trying to go there.

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Would those be acceptable excuses to kill a new-born baby? "Officer, I became desperate and felt so guilty that I just had to kill the pesky little irritant. You understand, don't you?"

Newborn? The age of the fetus in that photo is 19 weeks.

FACT: Unmarried women account for about 85% of all abortions. (from https://concernedwomen.org/abortion-...s-an-abortion/)
Advice to men: Do not have sex with ANY woman until you are happily married to one. Then be faithful to her.

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No, I'm not saying that at all. No, I'm not trying to go there.

Then what was your point?

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Newborn? The age of the fetus in that photo is 19 weeks.

You are saying you are fine with killing the 19 week baby as long as the mother has, "Desperation. Guilt. Anger at the father. Fear of being shamed." I'm just asking if those excuses also apply to a newborn? If not, then why not?

Are you really OK with killing the unborn because the mother doesn't want to be embarrassed at being pregnant (Fear of being shamed)? Really? Is life that cheap to you?

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Originally Posted by jlisenbe

Then what was your point?

Slowly and carefully reread Post #22.

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You are saying you are fine with killing the 19 week baby as long as the mother has, "Desperation. Guilt. Anger at the father. Fear of being shamed." I'm just asking if those excuses also apply to a newborn? If not, then why not?

Where did I say I "was fine...."?

A newborn is usually "finished" and can be adopted or at least fostered.

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Slowly and carefully reread Post #22.

Yet another evasive answer. That's number 513 I think.

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Where did I say I "was fine...."?

Fair enough. I'll change the statement. Are you saying you are fine with killing the 19 week baby as long as the mother has, "Desperation. Guilt. Anger at the father. Fear of being shamed?"

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Originally Posted by jlisenbe

Yet another evasive answer. That's number 513 I think.

Why haven't you gotten my point yet????

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Fair enough. I'll change the statement. Are you saying you are fine with killing the 19 week baby as long as the mother has, "Desperation. Guilt. Anger at the father. Fear of being shamed?"

I would first want her to get unbiased counseling before she makes any decision.

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Why haven't you gotten my point yet????

Because you haven't stated it. Evasion number 514.

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I would first want her to get unbiased counseling before she makes any decision.

Evasion number 515. You must be going for the record!!

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Originally Posted by jlisenbe

Because you haven't stated it. Evasion number 514.
Evasion number 515. You must be going for the record!!

Your questions are terribly phrased and attack the other (this time it's me). That's why these threads devolve into arguments instead of discussions.

How about this?

JL: Fair enough. I'll change the statement. Are you saying you are fine with killing the 19 week baby as long as the mother has, "Desperation. Guilt. Anger at the father. Fear of being shamed?"

WG: No, I am not fine with that. I would want her to get unbiased counseling before she makes any decision.

Questions are terribly phrased? Really?

Question 1."Then what was your point?" That's as simple as it gets. You have steadfastly evaded answering it, trying to suggest your point was made in post 22. Post 22 made no point concerning the material in post 21. None at all.

Question 2. "Are you saying you are fine with killing the 19 week baby as long as the mother has, "Desperation. Guilt. Anger at the father. Fear of being shamed?' " Now that is another very simple question. Rather than answering it, you punted to some statement about seeking counseling. But the question simply asks you to tell us if you are alright with a woman getting an abortion for the reasons you listed. Are you saying that you would be OK with an abortion for one of those reasons as long as the woman was counseled? "Yes, you can have your baby killed by the dismemberment of an abortion since, after all, you are angry at the father."

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Originally Posted by jlisenbe

Questions are terribly phrased? Really?

Question 1."Then what was your point?"

Question 2. "Are you saying you are fine with killing the 19 week baby as long as the mother has"

In the future, please phrase your questions so they are not confrontational.

Please check my post #32 to see what I added to my response.

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In the future, please phrase your questions so they are not confrontational.

In the future, please just answer the questions. Good grief.

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Please check my post #32 to see what I added to my response.

Already had seen it.

So you have evaded answering yet again. Even worse, you try and blame your evasiveness on me.

"But the question simply asks you to tell us if you are alright with a woman getting an abortion for the reasons you listed. Are you saying that you would be OK with an abortion for one of those reasons as long as the woman was counseled? "Yes, you can have your baby killed by the dismemberment of an abortion since, after all, you are angry at the father."

It is a serious question about a terribly serious issue, and one which I think you prefer to simply avoid. That's why you just refuse to answer.

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Originally Posted by jlisenbe

Already had seen it.

Apparently not.

JL: Question 2. "Are you saying you are fine with 'killing the 19 week baby as long as the mother has"
WG: No, I am not fine with that. I would want her to get unbiased counseling before she makes any decision.

So your only concern is that she gets counseling? The sheer brutality of tha abortion process is of no concern, nor is the destruction of a human life. I just find that to be amazing.

And still no explanation of what point you were trying to make in post 21. Just more evasion and suggestions to look here and look there. Forbid it that you should just state your meaning.

Evasion.

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Originally Posted by jlisenbe

Oh stop with the fake theatrics. The principle of self defense is well established.

Fake theatrics? FAKE? You just admitted your anti-abortion stance is a big lie. What's fake about citing that lie? You dug a hole so deep you will never be able to get out of it.

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My answer was an honest one.

YOUR position is honest? But all the others are simply matters of convenience? Jesus, you are one incredible hypocrite.

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But any semi-thoughtful person can see the difference between an abortion to protect the mother's life versus what nearly all abortions are about which is convenience.

Too late, pal. You can't backtrack now. As you like to remind everyone, your written comment is forever lodged in the archives here. So please don't give us any holy crap about abortion from here on in. Man up and shut up.

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The question remains on the board. If you were the doctor, how would you go about taking the life of that 19 week fetus pictured above?

I see you have already answered your own question. Rather gruesomely, I note. What is it about you people that loves the grizzly details? You like the shock value, but your revulsion is notably absent when wacko anti-abortionists kill doctors and patients at abortion clinics. Life is not so precious then, is it?

What could possibly be your point in having others describe abortion procedures as you have done? Seems pretty sick to me.

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Note to readers. Prepare for another plateful of evasion along with a side order of anger.

Note to readers - compare Jl's posts with mine. Who's got the FACTS? Anger? Damn right - righteous anger at your phony compassion for a fetus, especially when it's your wife who needs the abortion. Then all compassion goes out the window.

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You will not find a medical book anywhere which says that an unborn child is somehow not alive since it is not breathing. It is preposterous.

She was referring to viable human life. You always skip that inconvenient fact.

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Athos said it must be breathing to be alive

I never said anything of the sort. Stop misquoting me.

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Note to readers. Prepare for another plateful of evasion along with a side order of anger.

Once again I predicted your response correctly.

Just more theatrics.

I haven't changed my position. My first statement was, "Perhaps. I imagine my wife and I would have agreed to pray and put it in God's hands, but I've never been in that situation. Now how about the other 99.99% of the cases?". Now of course you have not answered the question there. Business as usual.

Gruesome and grizzly details? You just, as the famous line goes, can't handle the truth. That is exactly what happens in a D&E abortion. Contradict it if you can.

You never said anything of the sort? Well, you never say anything of any sort. You are so hesitant to answer questions, it's hard to know where you stand. But you can solve that problem now. What is your standard of when life begins?

Note to readers. You can be certain that question will not be answered.

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Originally Posted by jlisenbe

So your only concern is that she gets counseling? The sheer brutality of tha abortion process is of no concern, nor is the destruction of a human life. I just find that to be amazing.

Counseling will include discussion of all those issues.

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And still no explanation of what point you were trying to make in post 21. Just more evasion and suggestions to look here and look there. Forbid it that you should just state your meaning.

Evasion.

Post 22.