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Originally Posted by Cheri
For the sake of argument, Pro-choice means in favor of a woman's right to choose to terminates a human life, it's the same as giving permission to kill an innocent human being so therefore, you are artificially destroying a human life.
And for regarding against the death penalty in your eyes and others it is morally wrong under all circumstances, and should just get life in prison.
From what it seems to me after reading the death penalty thread and this thread is that it is acceptable to kill innocent babies, but murderers should be protected.
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No, pro-choice does not give anyone the right to terminate a human life. What it does is allow a woman to decide for herself whether she subscribes to the religious view of life begins at conception, or if she chooses to follow the medical and scientific definition that is founded on the concept of viability. And once she has made that choice, she is also free to decide how she will reconcile these values with the issue of abortion, for herself. She has every right to do that. She does not have the right, however, to force others to subscribe to her particular belief. Those who are not pro-choice are making a decision not just for themselves, but for others, as well. They not only choose not to have an abortion themselves, but tell others that they
can't. Pro-choices, however, tell no one that they
must have an abortion. They don't seek to pass laws that would force anyone to do anything. They say whether you choose to have an abortion or not is not the issue. That you have the freedom to decide that for yourself is the issue.
Babies are protected. If one kills a baby, one suffers the penalty. Under the law, it is not a baby until it is born, because the law uses the cocept of viability. It is your choice as to whether you accept the legal definition or not. You are not forced to accept it in your own personal value system. However, if you want the right not to accept it, then you have to allow others the right to accept it, if it is their choice.