Posted by
Shogrensus on Thursday, April 19, 2007 11:57:41 PM
Joy has missed the boat:
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Joy: but you would usually say the government should stay out of people’s business- this is an example of that- this would be between a women and her doctor not the government, right?
Elisabeth: Well I also believe in the right to life and I believe this is a grotesque way of
(Rosie cut her off)
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The government should generally stay out of people's private lives. Partial birth abortion is not about the relationship between a woman and her doctor.
This decision is about a woman, her doctor and a baby who is viable, even if it may have a disability.
The woman and her doctor had plenty of time to keep this decision between themselves, as determined by Roe v. Wade.
So Joy, it is completely consistent for a person to be pro-limited government and pro-life. This position requires the woman and the baby be put on equal footing. If one believes the baby has the right to pursue life, then the mother doesn't have a unilateral right to interfere with the baby's pursuit of life. The baby is pursuing life as long as it remains viable in the womb.