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Re:Focus on Infants During Childbirth Leaves U.S. Moms in Da... by nandemo on Thursday July 06, 2017 @02:22AM (#14708507)
Not trying to convince anyone, but: I believe abortion (with exceptions) is somewhere between manslaughter and murder morally, and therefore should be illegal. Nothing to do with religion.

The "pro-life" label is silly. I don't believe people should have more children (I don't have any). Avoiding unwanted pregancies i.e. contraception is a solved problem. Contraception should be freely available as a matter of public health, just as vaccines are.

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Re:Focus on Infants During Childbirth Leaves U.S. Moms in Da... by just4themoney on Thursday July 06, 2017 @03:14PM (#14713051)
So what about rape and reproductive coercion? Or even cases when the woman gestating a fetus goes into a persistent vegetative state? Or even dies, like this woman - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_of_Marlise_Mu%C3%B1oz ?
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Re:Focus on Infants During Childbirth Leaves U.S. Moms in Da... by nandemo on Thursday July 06, 2017 @11:17PM (#14715768)
Hence the qualifier "with exceptions". This could be elaborated but again, not trying to convince anyone, was just pointing out that being anti-abortion doesn't have to be based on religious beliefs.
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Re:Focus on Infants During Childbirth Leaves U.S. Moms in Da... by EADGBE on Thursday July 06, 2017 @10:54AM (#14710847)
You say that like contraception is 100% sure-fire way to avoid pregnancy.

Hate to burst your bubble, though.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_birth_control_me...

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