After a friend printed a misguided defence of abortion (from her comments thread)

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Rephrase your premise as follows:
I don't agree with abortions... but if they're going to happen (which they will), they need to be safe and legal.
I don't agree with rape... but if they're going to happen (which they will), they need to be safe and legal.
I don't agree with burglary... but if they're going to happen (which they will), they need to be safe and legal.
I don't agree with assault... but if they're going to happen (which they will), they need to be safe and legal.
I don't agree with embezzlement... but if they're going to happen (which they will), they need to be safe and legal.
I don't agree with fraud... but if they're going to happen (which they will), they need to be safe and legal.
I don't agree with forced marriage... but if they're going to happen (which they will), they need to be safe and legal.

etc., etc., etc.....

Excuse me, if something is wrong, why the Hell should it be safe and legal, only because "it's going to happen"? Crime is always "going to happen". That is the point of having laws. We do not have laws against something which, though wrong, is never going to happen (e.g. there is no law against stealing someone's soul). The point of having a law against it is to state that it is a disapproved and forbidden activity, and that, if you are caught (which, alas, will not always be the case), you will be punished. This trash about "it's going to happen anyway" is simply something that abortionists repeat ad nauseam, on the principle that if we hear a statement often enough we're going to take it for granted.

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[curia-regis.livejournal.com]

Hi! :)

Although if I were in a relationship with that person, that would definitely be the end of it.

Same for me. Except, obviously the other way around. If I were pregnant and my partner wanted me to keep the child during a time where I obviously wouldn't be suited to caring for the child, then it would be a relationship-breaker. It's funny how many couples don't talk about this until they reach this stage. Most people I know feel very strongly about abortion, one way or the other.

As long as you understand that I will do everything legal and just to stop abortion, we understand each other.

Yes. As long as you understand I would do anything and everything legal to ensure all women have the right to abortion regardless of race, religion, or any other issues.

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regardless of race, religion, or any other issues
Why do you keep bringing in red herrings? Who the Hell ever mentioned race or any other group membership whatsoever? Is it not obvious that my whole argument is based on the opening sentences of the Declaration of Independence? Why this passion for wholly irrelevant additions? There is something here that I do not like, as if you are trying to insinuate that I somehow promote ideas that I, in fact, directly oppose. Please lay off the red herrings.