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Originally Posted by Hoovie
I thought about it... and I still believe abortion is murder. I believe the penalty for killing should pretty much be the same five minutes before birth as it is five minutes after birth. (even though it might be argued killing a baby outside the womb is a bit less deviant... since, in the womb, it's mouth is prevented from screaming for help.)
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Morally, I agree with you. However, legally I have my concerns. If abortion is "murder" and was banned today, there isn't a statue of limitation on murder. We'd have to turn around and prosecute every woman who has ever procured an abortion for murder. We'd also have to prosecute doctors who performed them.
Can you imagine how banning abortion and making it "murder" would tear our social fabric to shreds? It would be a witch hunt.
I was in the Army. I also had to decide to allow my mother to pass by having life-support removed. People have the power to make life or death decisions every day. The only way I can resolve this in my mind is... a woman, given the nature of pregnancy and her sovereign control of her own body, has the power to choose life or death. With great power comes great responsibility. Only God knows if an abortion was truly warranted or not. However, I can't see empowering government to essentially seize her, make her a ward of the state, and force her to give birth when she doesn't desire to. It's TERRIBLE. I don't feel it's a celebrated right like many on the left. However, I see it as a solemn and serious use of authority of a woman. With great power comes great responsibility. We can only pray for and counsel women considering abortion or who have procured an abortion.
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