Politicians Shouldn’t Interfere in Private Medical Matters
Women should be trusted to make private medical decisions—including the decision to obtain an abortion—in consultation with their health care providers and those they choose to involve. Today, abortion is one of the most common and safest medical procedures, yet it is one of the only procedures subject to medically unwarranted, politically motivated scrutiny and restriction. The outstanding safety record of abortion is, in large part, a testimony to the skill and quality of abortion providers. Abortion restrictions inappropriately interfere with the doctor-patient relationship. The professional judgment, expertise, and experience of these physicians should not be trumped by the personal agendas of politicians.
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Why in the hell cant politicians leave well enought alone. Abortion should be the choice of the mother and the father hands down. What if the mother was on birth control and it happened? That is something that was trying to be prevented before abortion had to be an option. Maybe people are not ready to have kids and thats the reason abortion is the only other option when birth control dosent work. These ignorant politicians (sp?) think they needa stick there nose in personal busniess when they werent elected for that reason. They were elected to PROTECT personal rights, not go in and try and steal them away. In my opinion i think there needs to a line politicains (sp?) cannot cross and abortion should be well behind the line.
Then why did pro- abortion groups including Planned Parenthood and NARAL support government control of healthcare and everyone's personal medical records?
The_Pilgrim
Funny how the side that says "Hands off my womb!" also screams for nationalized healthcare .
Hmmm.... Interesting.
I may not agree with abortion , but I do feel it is totally up to the woman involved. I would never do it myself because I could deal with the unknowns that go along with it. As far as I am concerned to each therer own and leave it that way. Roe Vs Wade legalized abortion why change it now?
I am sorry to disagree with you.
I think it should never be up only to the woman to decide because:
1. There are two humans involved: the mother and the unborn child.
2. The father has to be taken into account because the unborn child is 50%"his"
3. Such a decision should always be thought out well seeking the help of family, friends, experts, etc...
4. The unborn is not property of it's mother. he has it's own human rights (to live for example). If no one bothers to defend it's rights (it's own mother refuses) society has to protect him instead.
Roe vs Wade is flawed in many ways: http://www.abort73.com /?/abortion_facts/us_abortion_law/
Why? Because it isn't a Federal matter. It should be a states rights matter. The ONLY solution is to allow the individual states to decide whether abortion should be legal or not. That's the way it was before Roe vs Wade. In States where the majority of the population favored legal abortion it was legal (ie: NY). In states where the majority wanted abortion illegal it was illegal. It's the only fair and Democratic way to solve the problem of this very divisive issue.
One could say exactly the same thing about assassins, vigilantes, robbers, and other criminals.
In effect this argument is: 'politicians shouldn't restrict private murders because they interfere with the murderer-victim relationship.'
While the argument is about the lesser of evils, you are absolutely right. Laws have to be written from an informed and practical point of view. Moral purity is great for conversations, but the unintended consequences of trying to force your moral code on other people can be worse than the original problem.
"abortion is one of the most common and safest medical procedures"
Isn't that like saying the electric chair is completely safe, because the executioner doesn't get hurt? The whole purpose of the procedure is to kill someone. Not very "safe".
One that will certainly evade liberal "thinkers..."
The_Pilgrim