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Old 04-18-2007, 09:42 AM   #1
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Default U.S. Supreme Court Upholds Federal Abortion Ban

I could just cry at this news.

http://www.cnn.com/2007/LAW/04/18/sc...ion/index.html
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Bush's stacking of the court at work.

I call for an abortion of Bush's presidency!
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The new Democratic Congress should pass a new bill with a health exception.
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Well, IMO, outlawing abortion would be a horrible move for current republicans, and I think they know it. Abortion is their "cash cow" when it comes to getting votes.
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I like how the alternative, dismembering the fetus while it is still in the womb, is some okay but a PBA is somehow "barbaric." Quite frankly, when either is medically necessary, I don't see how one is less icky than the other.
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I'm at work and I feel just horrible about this. I just want to go home and be alone with my misery. What is happening to our country?! Is this what comes of tolerating religious organizations?

I can just imagine what horrible things will come next that could affect me personally.
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This could stiffen the resolve of those pro-choice voters who erroneously assume this fight was decisively won for all time, and who therefore put their energies into other issues first.
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I like how the alternative, dismembering the fetus while it is still in the womb, is some okay but a PBA is somehow "barbaric." Quite frankly, when either is medically necessary, I don't see how one is less icky than the other.
The real question is whether a fetus is a person or not. If they are people, they would be entitled to all the same rights that all people are, including protection from most killing.

Neither side has answered this problem to my satisfaction though.
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The real question is whether a fetus is a person or not. If they are people, they would be entitled to all the same rights that all people are, including protection from most killing.

Neither side has answered this problem to my satisfaction though.
It's not mine or your decision to make. It is a medical decision between a doctor and the patient. If you don't have a vested interest in the particular situation then your opinion is not valid.
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It's not mine or your decision to make. It is a medical decision between a doctor and the patient. If you don't have a vested interest in the particular situation then your opinion is not valid.
Absurd. The alternative is chaos..
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