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Abortion doctor. Killing babies in the third trimester is a brutal thing. | 4 | 3.08% | |
Abortion doctor killer. No matter what the other guy was doing, you don't kill someone in that manner. | 112 | 86.15% | |
Both. I'm glad both of them are out of public life in one form or another. | 14 | 10.77% | |
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06-01-2009, 02:21 PM | #101 | |
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As I said, I'm pro-life. I think abortions are a cowards way out of something. It's also why I'm for sex education and helping people get contraceptives. You will find that most pro-life organizations are against that. Pro-Life groups are almost unanimously against the morning after pill which DRASTICALLY REDUCES THE NUMBER OF ABORTIONS IN THIS COUNTRY. |
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06-01-2009, 02:22 PM | #102 |
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I think god will put both of them in hell, fwiw.
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06-01-2009, 02:25 PM | #103 | |
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I'm talking about the pro-life movement. Not the average Joe who is sitting in his living room and just has an opinion on abortion. I am for gay marriage but I don't consider myself part of the gay rights movement. I am talking about the people who are actively participating in the abortion issue. |
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06-01-2009, 02:37 PM | #105 | |
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Yes, "eye for an eye" is from the Old Testament, and as far as I know, while the OT is part of The Bible, it's not necessarily followed when the New Testament "updates and revises" it. Aside from the "turn the other cheek" line, there is also an often quoted line in the Death Penalty debate from I think the New Testament (can't remember what book it's from) where God says something like "You just live good lives and spread the Word, and leave the judging and punishing to me. And BTW, Legalize It." I think that last part might have gotten lost in the translation to English.... |
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06-01-2009, 02:43 PM | #106 |
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Looked it up. It's from Romans 12:17-21 17 Recompense to no man evil for evil. Provide things honest in the sight of all men. 18 If it be possible, as much as lieth in you, live peaceably with all men. 19 Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath: for it is written, Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord. 20 Therefore if thine enemy hunger, feed him; if he thirst, give him drink: for in so doing thou shalt heap coals of fire on his head. 21 Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good. |
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Dude...I mean seriously. If yer gonna talk about the pro-life movement, then you probably ought to do some research. The reason pro-lifers are opposed to morning after pill is because it's abortificient. It doesn't REDUCE abortions, it's one form OF abortion, (or at least, that's the argument that is made by many pro-lifers.) And I agree with the criticism of your previous post, as gross overgeneralizations, but I don't need to add to that criticism any further.
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06-01-2009, 03:09 PM | #108 | |
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But it isn't abortificient. It doesn't prevent implantation, it just prevents ovulation. The argument used by pro-lifers is outdated and goes against what all the recent scientific research has shown. And even if it was abortificient (which it isn't), it would still dramatically lower the number of abortions as those instances where implantation has occured are extremely minor. If you truly hate abortions, why the hell would you be against a contraceptive that would prevent unwanted pregnancies? Last edited by RainMaker : 06-01-2009 at 03:10 PM. |
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06-01-2009, 03:11 PM | #109 |
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I don't doubt there are overgeneralizations on both sides, but as long as legal providers are subjected to the sorts of tactics described here I think it does your cause great harm.
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This group is close to being a terrorist group. If they have direct connections to anyone making threats of physical harm, or committing violent acts, why are they not already labeled a terrorist group? I wonder how quickly an Islamic group, engaging in the same activity, would come under serious scrutiny from the FBI/DHS/ATF/etc. |
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06-01-2009, 03:19 PM | #112 |
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This thread has inspired me to yell "FIRE!" in a crowded movie theater.
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06-01-2009, 03:44 PM | #115 | |
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I could be wrong, but the reason the morning after pill (Plan B, not RU486) is effective is because it prevents ovulation. The high doses of estrogen trick the body into thinking ovulation has already occurred. It's the exact same thing as taking 3 doses of a birth control pill. Sperm can live for 3-5 days, thus even if the woman hasn't ovulated yet, she still may become pregnant, which is why they take the pill, to prevent ovulation from even occurring. There are other pills that prevent fertilization/implantation, but the "morning after pill" that people want to make OTC is just a high dose of birth control pills.
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06-01-2009, 03:48 PM | #116 | |
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Exactly. There were some studies from the 70's and 80's that stated it could prevent implantation, but those have been debunked in recent years by extensive studies on its effects. |
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06-01-2009, 04:25 PM | #117 | |
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I won't make Tiller into a saint because I don't think that's appropriate and that's certainly not what he did what he did. But he was one of a handful of doctors who was willing to put his life on the line when it came to helping patients who had a pregnancy where the mother's life was in danger due to unviable fetus or a fetus was going to be born with such massive defects that it would be inhumane to put any person through the terror of living. It was a horrible job and he did it because nobody else would. Going after Tiller has to be the life's mission of Fred Phelps. The enemy of Fred Phelps is a friend to most of us. We'll find out more about Scott Roeder. The early word I've been hearing is that he is an anti-government, anti-tax protester with ties to militia groups advocating overthrowing the government. I assume the eye-for-eye crowd will be glad to know that Kansas is a death penalty state and he's going to end up on death row unless he can whip out an insanity defense. |
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FWIW.......I don't presume to be able to judge these type of situations. I'm glad I've never had to make that kind of a decision as a parent, regardless of legality or morality. |
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06-01-2009, 07:03 PM | #120 |
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At least 86% of us here at FOFC aren't out of their god damned minds.
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I don't know. I'm part of that 86%. But I am kind of out of my god damned mind .
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06-01-2009, 08:37 PM | #122 |
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It's gods will if you have a kid, it's gods will if having a kid kills you, but god forbid you get sick because then you can use all the science you want to fight it...
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Sincerely, thsnk you for this. Not a commentary on the issue or your point, but I really like this.
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06-02-2009, 02:34 PM | #126 | |
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Again, you're just taking one, very specific definition of God and using it too broadly. You're assuming a God that exerts control over every little thing that ever happens. I don't think even Christianity goes that far. |
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I was intentionally being absurd about it. I would hope that "God" would prefer someone abort a baby that would be very likely to suffer and die in short order if carried to term. I fail to see how it can be "God's will" for a baby to go through that, but not things like breaking your arm/leg, getting sick, etc. |
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I can't believe this is really a thread and on its third page
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I agree, but then, if you're a sucker like me, you see the thread title and say to yourself "WHAT THE FUCK" and click on the "read post" button, bypassing all the safeguards you set up to avoid this stupidity. Its a personal problem really. |
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I tried that once, but found that since he dominates the conversation in the threads he participates in, the point became moot. Either half of his posts were quoted anyways, or I found pages of reading incomprehensible as people addressed items I hadn't seen.
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Wow this guy was so terrible.... I mean he was saving lives, how dare he...
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I think there is an equivalency between the two.
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I finally caved and added him a few others today.
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Kind of puts some context around some claims we see from extreme pro-lifers that late-term abortions are "happening all the time". |
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One of my Mother-In-Laws coworkers has to perform a late term abortion. The option is that or birth a child that is guaranteed to die within a day or two of birth.
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Which of course, would be countered by the pro-life person who points out the one instance where a baby who was expected to die in a day or two lived 4-5 years. It's endless as I'm sure you're fully aware. |
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Oh, quite so. And she of course doesn't "have" to do a late term abortion. As someone that doesn't necessarily believe in a "soul" (I just don't know either way), I don't see any value of life to a human that would max out at 4-5 years of what would likely be a subpar life due to whatever condition they have.
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And those people making that argument don't really give a shit about the child or it's quality of life. It's why with all the money going into the pro-life movement, so little of it goes to help people like that get the best medical care.
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Roeder found guilty on all counts. Hard to come to any other decision after he confessed on the stand.
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Yeah there wasn't much reason for the defense to do anything after he testified and the Judge said no to their absurd plea for manslaughter to be possible instead.
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I wonder how Tim Tebow feels about this thread.
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The Kansas statutory definition of voluntary manslaughter "an unreasonable but honest belief that circumstances existed that justified deadly force" certainly would appear to apply here (as it would for most murderers, I would think)
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Seems to me nearly all premeditated murders fall under this. |
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Is that verbatim? Everything I've seen is that "the person must be stopping the imminent use of unlawful force." This was the exact reasoning the Judge gave for not allowing the defense, because Tiller wasn't performing an unlawful act regardless of a person's stance on the issue. The definition the Judge give certainly makes a lot more sense and seems more applicable than the one you mentioned, as there is seldom(ever?) a murder case where that wouldn't be valid. |
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