[person]

This is not so much about whether abortions should be allowed but more when they should be allowed. The options in the poll aren't the most robust but I did try. Oh I have noticed I put Ifar in the poll question instead of far but I'm unable to change that now.
The poll is also multi-choice as in some cases more than answer one might seem appropriate.

[person]

A controversial topic and little input, maybe I should have had Shamou start it, then people would be coming in just to see what he was on about this time.

[Stoner]

Just some constructive criticism...........multi choice would work better if you hadn't used 'only' in the descriptions.

This is not so much about whether abortions should be allowed but more when they should be allowed.

And then the first two choices are about 'why'.
'when' and 'why' seem linked to many members.

As far as Shamou goes, I doubt he could have come close to the efforts of Alex Holker because Alex was looking for a cross section of thought at this site, not a presentation of a copy and paste op ed.
New_"Pro-Life_or_Pro-Choice"_poll
Pissing people off.....yes....Shamou seems able to do that but it's not listed in your poll


In Alex's poll, I voted for 'exceptional circumstances'.

[person]

Well too late to change that stuff now and I don't get where this why stuff is coming from.

[Stoner]

A mod can edit it if you ask.

[Stoner]

Originally Posted by person

..................... I don't get where this why stuff is coming from.

That's what made Alex's thread work.
He presented a poll for the collection of thoughts on the matter, not a reflection of his own position.

[person]

That was what this supposed to be, I assumed people would vote and discuss it as well.

[Stoner]

Originally Posted by Stoner

........


In Alex's poll, I voted for 'exceptional circumstances'.

There you have it for me.....but I didn't vote as the stats won't reflect what I think on the issue.

[person]

Originally Posted by Stoner

There you have it for me.....but I didn't vote as the stats won't reflect what I think on the issue.

What do you mean they wont reflect what you think on the issue, because it's not a public poll? Or the options are too obscure?

[Stoner]

Originally Posted by person

What do you mean they wont reflect what you think on the issue, because it's not a public poll? Or the options are too obscure?

Have you read anything I've posted in this thread?

[valley]

easy choice for me: never

[Stoner]

You would let a pregnant woman die due to complications?

[johnnyburst79]

I read an interesting article about this yesterday. Since when did the rights of a fetus take precedence the rights of a grown and adult woman? Since when has that woman not been allowed to make decisions about their own body?

Cato Link

I believe abortion is morally wrong, but I also believe that the law correctly recognized in the conflict between mother and fetus, that a woman’s rights take precedence over those of her fetus. A human being’s rights under the law increase with maturity. That has been the tradition under Anglo-American law as well as world wide for most of history. To suggest that a fetus has the same rights as a mature adult individual borders on the perverse. In balancing the rights of fetuses with those of their mothers, women’s rights must always take priority otherwise the law is treating women as second to the fetuses they are carrying – that is, treating women first and foremost as communally owned vessels for bringing forth life and only second as autonomous individuals.

I believe it should be an individual choice, not up for discussion by any public servant, especially the old men who serve in government.

[valley]

Originally Posted by Stoner

You would let a pregnant woman die due to complications?

you would kill a child to save the mother?

[johnnyburst79]

Since when is a fetus a child? It is the right of the woman to choose to carry and give birth to it. I feel that until it is its own separate living organism, it is the woman's choice.