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Old Jul 22, 2008, 06:16 pm   #3627 (permalink) (top)
minorwork
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Life begins with conception, there's no doubt in my mind about that.

But what if it didn't? What if the fetus is unliving inside the mother's womb and living outside of it? Does that make the act of abortion any less egregious? No. You're still taking away the future life that the fetus would eventually have, which in my opinion is just plain wrong.

Should we give some women free abortions just because they are poor and we believe the kid can't have a good life? No. In my country we believe that you can be successful no matter where you start out from. That's the American Dream, and to deny that dream from a person (or something that will soon be a person) is just as wrong as murder.
A hydatiform mole, though conceived in the normal matter, is far from achieving the American Dream. Is it and other non-viable results of normal conception worthy of your protection? Or do you reasonably draw a line somewhere and support abortion for medical reasons?


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