re: #595 Rightwingconspirator

re: #584 Gus 802

I still see this abortion thing as mothers triage. The law gives her the right to terminate that human life with certain limits. I can not bring myself to conclude that is anything but a human being in there. Arguing about the “start of human life” seems a rationalization to me. Emergency responders have the same right as a necessity in an emergency with the terribly wounded. Self defense can include lethal outcomes. Women have this right for the unborn. Our society decided so. Okay. I’m fine with that. Dealing with the literal humanity of the decisions explains the stress resulting among first responders at a disaster that requires triage and anyone who takes a life. No less so for the woman involved.

My comfort level with abortion happens to be directly proportionate to the necessity of the abortion. A woman whose health is at significantly greater than normal risk, a rape or incest victim has my unequivocal support. At the other end of the scale a woman having an abortion to help her career makes me want to weep for the lost life. How I would like my tax money used goes right with this comfort level.

Lets not lie to ourselves. Calm understanding of two facts-It’s a human being in there and yes, a woman has the right.

The idea of “opting in” or “opting out” of how tax monies are spent is a frequent argument when presented with moral decisions. As such, there is no opting out for how defense monies are spent with regard to land mines or other armaments. The same could be applied to capital punishment and so on. People do make these arguments. The idea of trying to micromanage how that money is spend presents a wide array of ethical questions and quandaries.