tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5495065931245897039.post4456097013103558123..comments2024-02-27T15:47:47.923-05:00Comments on Principled Perspectives: What is the Connection Between Abortion and Newtown?principled perspectiveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06502754865268315342noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5495065931245897039.post-53847483920659893572013-02-05T14:44:21.903-05:002013-02-05T14:44:21.903-05:00Yes, it does, Steve. I think the woman has a right...Yes, it does, Steve. I think the woman has a right to terminate the pregnancy at any time during her term. In the early stages, this obviously involves the death of the fetus which, as you point out, has no rights. Later, when a viable baby is delivered in the course of ending the pregnancy, that child acquires rights upon delivery, I believe. The only exception is in the case of a severely deformed infant, in which case judicial oversight should come into play.<br /><br />Human procreation—the conjunction of an actual human being and a newly developed human being still inside the womb—is the toughest nut for individual rights advocates. My position is: The practice of partial birth abortion—the delivery and execution of a normal human infant—is barbaric. In the later stages of a normal pregnancy involving viability—a point to be determined by science—save the baby. The primary, clear-cut issue of abortion is relevant only in the early months of the pregnancy. Baring extenuating circumstances like the health of mother or child, this is the only time that unfettered abortion rights are to be recognized.<br /><br />I dealth with this issue at length. See part 3 in related reading.principled perspectiveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06502754865268315342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5495065931245897039.post-26319228825246856492013-02-05T10:40:31.562-05:002013-02-05T10:40:31.562-05:00The issue is not when life begins but when human l...The issue is not when life begins but when human life begins. The embryo is a living animal just not a human being, yet. It doesn’t gain rights until it becomes human. My best guess is that this occurs fairly late in pregnancy, at the point where the fetus would be viable on its own. (Not when it is born but when it could be born and survive on its own)<br /><br />Legally, I would probably make my best scientific guess, drop back the date a couple weeks to give the fetus some benefit of the doubt and then restrict only abortions which occur after than date. Even then this restriction would not be total because even at this point the fetus still has no right to inhabit the woman and health reasons could override this restriction.<br /><br /> That would leave at least two thirds of her pregnancy (probably more) for a woman to decide to have an abortion. Does this make sense?<br />Steve Dnoreply@blogger.com