Are you Pro-Life or Pro-Choice?

[Longhorn85]

I know you didn't ask ME, but anyway...

your tax dollars will pay for the negative social aftermath of unwanted children, regardless.

I'm glad you answered! Okay, isn't that a glass-half-empty approach? A human life has great potential, and there are many parents willing to adopt. I will gladly pay for foster homes and adoption agencies.

 

[strongchick]

ant time this debate comes up on here, I always feel it my civic duty to give a link to perhaps on of the best point-counterpoint discussions over this matter that I've ever seen:

Point/Counterpoint

Thanks. That was great. Sometimes I look forward to being 40, too. No more questions about the kids I don't have, husband I don't want, and hopefully the world will catch up with my wisdom by then

 

[strongchick]

I'm glad you answered! Okay, isn't that a glass-half-empty approach? A human life has great potential, and there are many parents willing to adopt. I will gladly pay for foster homes and adoption agencies.

At least you stick to your principles! <thinking of the pro-lifers that kill doctors and bomb hospitals>

 

[musclebrains]

(trying to catch up after being away from the debate for a while)

Okay musclebrains, let me ask you this: should abortion be tax-funded for those who "can't afford" it? If you support this, then you would have those who don't favor abortion or consider it murder to help pay for it.

So although I am pro-life I realize that abortion is legal in this country. But why is the govt paying for it in many cases? I have a real problem with this.

I don't favor capital punishment and I don't favor incarcerating people for drug purchase, use or sales. I don't really benefit from public education, since I don't have children. I don't favor the absurdly disproportionate budgeting for the U.S. military and I sure as hell don't favor the proposed missle program. I don't favor military operations against Iraq, which to my mind amount to murder.

We all contribute tax dollars to things we don't "approve of," including things that violate our personal morals. We live in a representative democracy. We do not govern by referendum and, in any case, the majority of Americans would almost certainly favor women's continued access to abortions.

 

[musclebrains]

I'm glad you answered! Okay, isn't that a glass-half-empty approach? A human life has great potential, and there are many parents willing to adopt. I will gladly pay for foster homes and adoption agencies.

More welfare, more government subsidies. Yeah, people are gonna love that. I can see the rants now about welfare babies. The whole debate about mandatory sterilization will come back. Remember that one?

 

[DcupSheepNipples]

I'm Pro-Hater! I hate Pro-lifers and Pro-choicers! So quite your bitching! If you don't like it you can Jello Wrestle my Sperm Babies!