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Originally Posted by BeanCounter
Steve,
What I held that first night was more than just a "blob of cells".
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Bernie,
I'm happy for you and her that she survived, and I hope she is doing well. I'm sure she is well cared for and is with a great family.
I would like to eliminate abortion, but making it against the law will not do that, and it will also cause other problems.
I still think that pro-lifers should take the easy win and propose outlawing third trimester abortions with an exception for rape and the health of the mother.
We can also educate kids and explain birth control a bit better. I hate to say it, but I'm sure your granddaughter knows more about sex than you even want to think about. And this is part of the problem (I'm speaking in general terms - I have no idea how you and yours are with sex ed). Americans tend to bury their heads in the sand about certian things. Western Europe has an abortion rate that is about half of ours, and Eastern Europes rate dropped 50% in 10 years just by making contraception more readily available (though it is still pretty high).
So pro-lifers can probably eliminate about 50% of the abortions in this country with some education and contraception - but it seems that they just do not want to.
Steve