Conservative, religious, pro-lifers: Would you support the abortion of homosexual fetuses?
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Very interesting question . . . but life trumps all else!  Abortion is murder, no matter what.  That the child might have any "defect", physical, emotional, etc is not the point.  The child might grow up to be a serial killer, but that does not mean they do not have the right to life.  \n\nHomosexual orientation (being attracted only to members of one's own gender) is not a sin in and of itself.  The sin is acting on a disordered desire . . . just as it is sin to have heterosexual sex outside of marriage.  As far as parenting a homosexually oriented child, I think the same difficulties apply as with any child (of course, I am speculating here).  You still have to help your child understand sin and that they will have desires that are sinful and that they must choose to not act on those desires.  I am sure this is a difficult task with any child.  \n\nAbortion, however, is not the solution to any of this.
957884
Very thought provoking question! I am suprised that the responses you have received so far have been either negative or incomplete. It does pose a serious problem for conservative minded people. If the creation of a "Frankenstein" embryo by the hands of man is a religious abomination as you postulate, then supporting its existance is an equal abomination. But then comes the right to life issue. So far the responses seem to have been "well, too late to do anything about it". I think those responses are cop outs.\n\nI think that, should God make available to man the technology to perform such acts, then God must want us to be capable of doing it, otherwise he would prevent it.  Interestingly, it calls into question fundamental religious beliefs of whether or not this might be a "test" by God...\n\nI really dont have an off the cuff answer. This has provoked a lot of questions in my mind, and I have to sit back and think about it carefully for awhile. Thanks for the great question.
61819
You answered your own question, pro-choice sounds so good and nice. Who doesn't like choices? Pro-life has a good ring to it as well.
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Of course they would if they got in a position where they didn't want a child.  When a lot of those pro-lifers do get in that situation they will try to say something like "Oh I'm not like to the other females, because this or that happen, so this is why I'm having an abortion".  It's usually okay for them, but their anti-abortion when it's someone else.
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My answer, no. And as a matter of fact, I find that homosexuals happen to be the most enjoyable, honest, compassionate "group" of people I have met. "What harm is their choice, doing to your life", is my response to homophobes.\n\nBUT ... Boy is this going to set a few people on their ears if the findings are true !!\n\n( released today - 2/24/06)\n"The arrangement of a mother's genes could affect the sexual orientation of her son, according to a new study."\n\n"The finding, detailed in the February issue of the journal Human Genetics, adds fuel to the decade-long debate about whether so-called "gay genes" might exist."\n\nhttp://www.livescience.com/humanbiology/060224_gay_genes.html\n\nMakes one wonder if this finding is confirmed, if the pro-lifers will allow abortions for these "misfits & sinners". After all, God created our genes, didn't he ?? *ahem*
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I'm a democrat and social liberal who is against abortion, but not on religious grounds.  I just firmly believe that individuals should not have their opportunities, including life, denied based on their parent's choices.  Often opponents of abortion imply that the mother should just give her child up for adoption if she is not capable, monetarily, mentally, or physically, of providing an adequate life for the child.  With that said, there are hundreds of thousands of children, eighty-percent of whom are black, who live in horrendous conditions in foster care without ever being adopted by a loving family.  What leaves me dumbfounded is the fact that quite a few of these christian pro-lifers are also firmly against the notion of allowing gays the opportunity to provide loving homes based on their conviction in jewish folklore.  Point being, if you are against abortion you should at least favor providing the best care possible for these children.
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Well, I consider myself a libertarian and I am Pro-life. If the girl who implied that being a Pro-life libertarian was being less than a full libertarian knew what she was talking about, she'd know that there is no consensus among libertarians or the Libertarian party about abortion except this: no government funds should  ever be used for any abortions.\n\nMost libertarians believe that one area the government should interfer with is when one person interfers with the life of another. Sounds like abortion to me.
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I'm conservative on a number of issues. I'm opposed to abortion on demand and I'm opposed to gay marriage, as two examples of that.\n\nBut I generally support the ACLU.\n\nA lot of conservatives want to overcome 'political correctness' in society, as do I. But political correctness slices both ways. There's liberal PC and there's conservative PC. Neither can be allowed to influence the laws of the land.\n\nThe ACLU is as likely to fight for someone's right to protest at an abortion clinic or a gay parade as they are to fight for someone's right to protest at a Republican rally or a church.\n\nThe ACLU is a nonpartisan organization that stands in defense of civil liberties. Not just yours or mine, but everyones.\n\nSometimes they defend people I find vile and potentially dangerous, but they do it to protect the principle of civil freedom...for all people, including you. They are not advocating for pornography or homosexuality... they are advocating for individual freedom and free expression. If those things can be taken away from gays or pornographers, they can be taken away from you too. You can't have it both ways.
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Two unrelated issues.\n\nOne, should people have abortions. That's entirely dependent on your personal religious/moral beliefs, and what you think is right/wrong or proper/improper based on way too many specific circumstances (married/unmarried, adult/teen, possible rape/incest, how late in the term, etc.) The bottom line is that many people have very passionate ideas about whether it is right/appropriate or not.\n\nThe second issue is who gets to make those choices. I think it's a great thing that people are allowed to have thoughts and beliefs on the subject. I think it's wrong for any group to enforce their moral/religious opinions/beliefs on someone else. Just because 51% percent of the population may happen to believe something is a sin is no reason to force that religious belief on the other 49% who disagree.\n\nPersonally, I'm opposed to abortion except in certain limited circumstances. But that's my own personal belief system, and I'll do everything in my power to ensure that someone who disagrees with me is still allowed to make their own choice, based on what they belief.
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I'm pro choice and freedom. Nobody has the right to force you to follow their beliefs. If you decide abortion is right for you, that is your choice to make and none of my business.\n\nI don't take the anti abortion crowd seriously because I have not seen one of them go out of their way to help some poor young mother or to care for the many starving and mistreated babies born to mothers incapable of caring for them.
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I am pro-choice, but only to the extent that having an abortion never becomes as casual as some ardent privacy rights "zealots" seem to want to make it.  I happen to believe that what is created within a woman's body when she becomes pregnant does represent a form of life. Imagine all of the preparations that happily pregnant women undertake to make sure that whatever that is is safe throughout the pregnancy.  And does a happily pregnant woman refer to her unborn as matter, an embryo, a fetus, a zygote or any other such scientifically and socially ambiguous term?  No, of course not.  She talks to her unborn "baby."  She reads her "baby" stories.  She personifies every kick and every repositioning.  She makes reference to "eating for two."  I believe that pregnant woman are carrying life.  Therefore, while there are definitely circumstances where it would be inappropriate or unhealthy to bring that life to term, those are rare and extreme and should never become casual.\nFinally, I do not believe that, in general, men should tell women what to do with their bodies. I do not believe that two unmarried persons have an equal say to what happens to the baby that the woman is unexpectedly, and perhaps unhappily carrying.  I do, however, happen to believe that two people in a healthy monogamous relationship (which is intended to be long-term) should have a series of serious dialogs when a baby unexpectedly manifests itself.  The ultimate choice is hers, but she should consider his reasonable feelings when making this crucial decision.\n\nThis is a right that must be protected at all costs, but not exploited as a casual life event.  Education, abstinence, contraception, and adoption are all measures that can be taken (and should be considered) to greatly reduce the occasions where abortion becomes the ultimate answer.\n\nThis discussion of rights isn't generally had in the context of a discourse on separation of church and state (primarily because those discourses, under the First Amendment Establishment Clause, require the State not to endorse or support any particular religion.  The State can, however, endorse the ideal of faith and of being religious generally, which many view as positive for society's morality. I happen to believe that even this much State involvement is dangerous.\n\nPlease consider this my respectfully-presented, respectfully-intended personal viewpoint.
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How about this.\n\nI am personally opposed to abortion, but know where my business ends and someone Else's starts.\n\nLove and blessings Don
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No.\n\nIn fact the Catholic Church is not just against abortion, it is pro-life in the widest sense. This is often called a "Consistent Ethic of Life."\n\nThis pro-life stance stresses the highest regard for dignity of human life including that of:\n- All people in objecting to unjust war and nuclear arms.\n- The unborn in objecting to to abortion, in fitro fertilization, frozen embryos, embryonic stem cell research, and cloning\n- The elderly, sick and dying in objecting to assisted suicide and euthanazia\n- Prisoners in objecting to the death penalty\n- The poor and minorities in supporting social justice issues.\n\nWith love in Christ.
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You simply can not be both. Pro-life extends beyond the abortion forum. People have generalized it to applie jsut to abortion, but in defenition it is the defense of all human life, Regardless of transgressions. Not an eye for an eye.... So true pro lfie adheres to the dignity of all life.
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No, I don't believe in abortion.  First of all, it's murder.  A baby is alive the moment it is conceived.  The baby can FEEL the tools that are killing it!  Secondly, the baby could someday help the world, and by killing it off you are killing any wonderful things that child could have brought the world!  Thirdly, if a women was raped, and definitely DOES NOT want the baby, give the kid up for adoption!  Or if she doesn't want the kid period, give the kid up for adoption!  How would you like it if you were aborted!  If you were killed, before you even had a chance!  I feel sorry for those Christians who think it is okay to kill a little baby!  I'd GLADLY adopt the baby from you!\n     Thanks for listening, y'all!  I'm PRO-LIFE!
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It blows my mind how people can be anti-capital punishment and pro-abortion.\n\nEither respect all life, or respect all innocent life, but not the liberal "don't kill convicted murders, but kill all the babies you want".\n\nBTW - to the person below... the Bible does NOT say "Thou Shall Not Kill"... it says "Thou Shall Not Committ Murder."  There is a difference.
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I am a Christian, and I do support gays.\n\n**I'm not exactly a "traditional Christian". I don't usually call myself a Christian, but I believe in God and Jesus and all the good shiznit.