Some interesting points have come up in this thread. I personally would like to see a federal law enacted that addresses rights of viable fetus versus the right of women to choose -- in other words, I would like to see clear limits placed on the circumstances under which an abortion is legal when a viable fetus is involved. Things I would consider legitimate reasons to abort after viability would be rape, incest, mother's health and severe fetal abnormality.
But even if we were able to get that and we wont, who decides what severe fetal abnormality is? some would say deaf, blind missing a hand. and also what does health of the mother mean? mental health state? Oh ill be so depressed if I have to have that baby?
and the bottom line is why? why have any limits at all. if we are talking about a human life there should be no compromise. life is life.
well one compromise I can see is this. If a woman becomes pregnant in the felopian tube (spelling) there is no way that child can live and there is no way a woman can carry that child. That situation there is no other choice.
or if a womans body clearly can not handle the pregnancy.
I also think that there should be laws saying if a woman does not want her child she can not be held liable for leaving the child in the hosptial and the adoptive family would pay the hospital bill when adopting the child.
The only way to reduce abortions is for private groups, churches, familys who are pro life and things like that to help educate people on it and also make possible ways for women who are pregnant with chidlren they dont really want to be pregnant with carry to term. I would be willing to let a woman who was pregnant and didnt really want the baby but was willing to carry to term live at my house or help her by bringing her food or what ever I could, I would help find a family to adopt and pay her medical bills. I know I am not alone, we just need to organize.
but as for abortions, the future is clear, any time any reason at any lenght of prenancy, and our tax dollars will pay for it.
also there is a bill that obama promised to sign into law where kids can get abortions without parent concent, so educating our kids is pretty dang importand and being close enough with our sons and daughters that they would come to us rather than that big iron brick weighing on our backs called the GOVERNMENT