[quote=jpinpb]AN – No where does RP say he would allow abortion in health circumstances requiring it. He is against Roe V Wade. Period. In fact, he says the opposite, that he’s never seen a situation where it’s justified. Right there, he loses credibility on so many other issues, b/c I have to question his facts. Perhaps he was lucky enough to treat extremely healthy women. In any case, I do not want to digress and go totally off topic.
A woman should not have to leave the country or state. A woman who has some health issues that would cause her to have an abortion means she should be able to go to the nearest hospital and have that procedure done as quickly as possible.
Perhaps RP would feel better if there were more women graves than fetuses. If only we could send him back in time, or maybe to countries w/subpar healthcare where a pregnant woman has one step in the grave.
I would not wish on any woman to have to go through an abortion. More importantly, I would not want a woman to have do it illegally.
And if you know that death penalty and abortion are different topics, why interject it in the first place?[/quote]
I am struck that even on this board that the “Because it is legal it is right” subtext is evedint.
There is not a woman that I know who has had an abortion that is not guilt ridden. That includes men as well. Therefore some part of some peoples brain or heart or soul is telling them that it is not right to have an abortion out of “convenience”. Ron Paul has always attacted me becasue he is adroit at showing how so many of laws are so wrong – in the sense that they do not reflect either common sense or our collective sense of “right vs. wrong”. There is a huge swath of people who feel abortion for convenience sake is just murder. They have a right to have their voices heard. Maybe this is one of those issues that defines a civilization. What State sponsored abortion says about ours is your call I guess.
Any by the way can anyone on this board name a politician actively seeking office that is willing to say his personal truth on such a divisive topic?? I say it is about time we have someone represent us whom we know where he stands on all the topics. I do know agree with him on everything, but at least I am confident he won’t change his opinion just becasue a new poll comes out. That is what leadership and courage are all about. That is why you can pull up youtube videos from 2002(!!!!) and hear Ron Paul tell you what was going to happen today – and largely be right about it. BTW compare that to what any of the other candidates were saying at the time.
