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I know you quote me out of context...remember my reasoning? Milgram. He showed that if authority said something was alright to do, two-thirds (the majority of people) would go ahead and do it--whether it was torturing someone, or as we can see, whether it is ending the life of a living soul. My argument was that if government took the position of supporting all innocent life without making any law, there would be fewer abortions simply because those in authority refused to support such a position.Does it bother you that a Catholic Republican says you’re argument is wrong?
I can't recall if it was that thread or another where I remarked the medical lobby saw the money counties that permitted abortion were making of Americans who flew over to have an abortion. Money talks, and the very profession who has the motto of, First, do no harm, was drooling over the money that could have been in their pockets rather than flying overseas.
Ding's position is it should be a misdemeanor. I have no argument with that. But as government will not make it a misdemeanor, I want government approval off the table. Hidden facts: Upswing in the number of women who seek psychiatric help after having an abortion by fifty percent. Two-to-six percent higher suicide rate within a year of having had an abortion (as opposed to giving birth). Abortion--too often--takes two lives. That of the baby and that of the mother.
Ding and I have the same goal: Fewer abortions. Any proposal on how to achieve this I'm on board with. I have no statistics on whether a pro-life government or a misdemeanor charge would give the best result on fewer abortions.