Comments on: Abortion: a woman’s right to choose…what? http://bigbfiles.wordpress.com/2008/09/06/abortion-a-woman%e2%80%99s-right-to-choosewhat/ Big B Files Fri, 13 Nov 2009 07:41:22 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Mike http://bigbfiles.wordpress.com/2008/09/06/abortion-a-woman%e2%80%99s-right-to-choosewhat/#comment-978 Mike Tue, 30 Dec 2008 21:31:39 +0000 http://bigbfiles.wordpress.com/?p=75#comment-978 I think that it is a bit intellectually dishonest of you to lump everyone expressing a prochoice opinion into the group of people who want "abortion on demand and without any restrictions." I am certain that there are many many people in this country who feel that it is not the place of government to dictate to a woman what she does with her body and, at the same time, would never make that choice or (in the case of men) would never put their partners in a position to make that choice. While I do not consider myself the defender of the prochoice position, or consider you the defender of the anti-abortion position, I would ask a question along the same lines as your post above: Why does the anti-abortion movement claim the mantle of being "pro-life" when the vast majority of the movement also approves of capital punishment? I am not assuming that you do, I am merely making an observation that I feel mirrors yours about the language used in this debate. If, as has been espoused many times by the anti-abortion movement, the taking of life is the soul province of God, then how is it not hypocritical to disapprove of abortion and approve and support the government's taking of life, subverting the province of God? Just wondering, just found your web site, I hope that this could start useful discussions about many topics...thanks for the chance to comment. I think that it is a bit intellectually dishonest of you to lump everyone expressing a prochoice opinion into the group of people who want “abortion on demand and without any restrictions.” I am certain that there are many many people in this country who feel that it is not the place of government to dictate to a woman what she does with her body and, at the same time, would never make that choice or (in the case of men) would never put their partners in a position to make that choice.
While I do not consider myself the defender of the prochoice position, or consider you the defender of the anti-abortion position, I would ask a question along the same lines as your post above: Why does the anti-abortion movement claim the mantle of being “pro-life” when the vast majority of the movement also approves of capital punishment? I am not assuming that you do, I am merely making an observation that I feel mirrors yours about the language used in this debate. If, as has been espoused many times by the anti-abortion movement, the taking of life is the soul province of God, then how is it not hypocritical to disapprove of abortion and approve and support the government’s taking of life, subverting the province of God?

Just wondering, just found your web site, I hope that this could start useful discussions about many topics…thanks for the chance to comment.

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