Comments on: Mitt and McCain hypocrites on abortion http://blogs.e-rockford.com/applesauce/2008/01/21/mitt-and-mccain-hypocrites-on-abortion/ Pat Cunningham offers an unabashedly liberal perspective on national politics. A note of caution: The language gets a litttle salty on some of the sites to which this blog links. So, don't say you weren't warned. By the way, this blog's name is inspired by the Will Rogers quote, "All politics is applesauce." Fri, 9 Jan 2009 13:56:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=wordpress-mu-1.2.4 By: jsm http://blogs.e-rockford.com/applesauce/2008/01/21/mitt-and-mccain-hypocrites-on-abortion/#comment-158 jsm Thu, 24 Jan 2008 16:59:04 +0000 http://blogs.e-rockford.com/applesauce/2008/01/21/mitt-and-mccain-hypocrites-on-abortion/#comment-158 Because no one has the right to "murder" anyone, the rights of the mother to be who may have very valid reasons to end a pregnancy are lost. The truth is, the overwhelming majority of physicians will not perform an abortion after the fetus is believed to be potentially capable of surviving outside the womb on its own, and late term abortions are granted under very limited circumstances, such as in the case of grave fetal abnormalities, or the mother's health. In cases where the woman is truly unfit, such as she is on drugs or is psychotic, the doctor will have her hospitalized so that she will not hurt the fetus. However, like most people, I don't know if there is a code or standard of ethics that doctors must work under to maintain the integrity of the services they provide, and I believe it would be more helpful and more insightful to the people if we had more education on this issue. Because no one has the right to “murder” anyone, the rights of the mother to be who may have very valid reasons to end a pregnancy are lost. The truth is, the overwhelming majority of physicians will not perform an abortion after the fetus is believed to be potentially capable of surviving outside the womb on its own, and late term abortions are granted under very limited circumstances, such as in the case of grave fetal abnormalities, or the mother’s health. In cases where the woman is truly unfit, such as she is on drugs or is psychotic, the doctor will have her hospitalized so that she will not hurt the fetus. However, like most people, I don’t know if there is a code or standard of ethics that doctors must work under to maintain the integrity of the services they provide, and I believe it would be more helpful and more insightful to the people if we had more education on this issue.

]]> By: Pat Cunningham http://blogs.e-rockford.com/applesauce/2008/01/21/mitt-and-mccain-hypocrites-on-abortion/#comment-123 Pat Cunningham Tue, 22 Jan 2008 16:23:14 +0000 http://blogs.e-rockford.com/applesauce/2008/01/21/mitt-and-mccain-hypocrites-on-abortion/#comment-123 Paul: I'm not twisting the issue at all. I'm merely saying that it's hypocritical of Romney and McCain to approve of abortion only in cases of rape or incest. If abortion is not wrong in those cases, why is it wrong in others? Is the fetus in a case of rape or incest somehow not innocent? Huckabee is at least consistent on this issue. McCain and Romney are just playing political games. Paul: I’m not twisting the issue at all. I’m merely saying that it’s hypocritical of Romney and McCain to approve of abortion only in cases of rape or incest. If abortion is not wrong in those cases, why is it wrong in others? Is the fetus in a case of rape or incest somehow not innocent? Huckabee is at least consistent on this issue. McCain and Romney are just playing political games.

]]> By: Paul Gessner http://blogs.e-rockford.com/applesauce/2008/01/21/mitt-and-mccain-hypocrites-on-abortion/#comment-121 Paul Gessner Tue, 22 Jan 2008 13:25:07 +0000 http://blogs.e-rockford.com/applesauce/2008/01/21/mitt-and-mccain-hypocrites-on-abortion/#comment-121 You need to answer your own question before you zero in on the republicans as the bad guys. Is a fetus a person? Bottom line is that if left alone, the fetus would eventually become a living , breathing human being. Knowing that, how can anyone jusify the killing of a fetus at any stage of the pregnancy? I am not an activist but I do get a little tired of those that try to twist the isuue to satisfy their own agenda, much like you have tried to do in this article. Abortion in this country is being used only as a form of birth control and there is quite a difference between preventing conception and terminating a fetus. It is not as simple as a woman's right to choose. In my opinion, a woman's choice ends when she becomes pregnant. You need to answer your own question before you zero in on the republicans as the bad guys. Is a fetus a person? Bottom line is that if left alone, the fetus would eventually become a living , breathing human being. Knowing that, how can anyone jusify the killing of a fetus at any stage of the pregnancy?

I am not an activist but I do get a little tired of those that try to twist the isuue to satisfy their own agenda, much like you have tried to do in this article.

Abortion in this country is being used only as a form of birth control and there is quite a difference between preventing conception and terminating a fetus. It is not as simple as a woman’s right to choose. In my opinion, a woman’s choice ends when she becomes pregnant.

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