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Originally Posted by Zarathustra
It's funny how often pro-lifers are also pro-death penalty. All life is sacred!  |
I'll be the unpopular one. I know people feel strongly about this topic and I usually refrain from these discussions because people do love to attack each other in discussions like this. But here we go:
I am personally pro-life and pro-death penalty. I just don't feel the need to push my moral choices on others. I could never get an abortion, I do feel its barbaric. I do believe it is ending an innocent life and I don't think it is painless for the baby as abortion is legal during the stage of development when there is a brain and central nervous system. But that's the choice I make for MY life. While ending the life of a serial killer via the death penalty could also be considered barbaric, its not an innocent life and ending that life potentially protects other innocent people from being victims of violent crime and death.
So, for me, both abortion and death penalty requires killing someone. The difference for me is who deserved it and who didn't.
I should add, I have zero respect for pro-lifers that harass people going to clinics, kill doctors or behave like crazy people. I'm not a fan of over the top, militants supporting any cause. I seriously doubt there tactics have ever changed anyone's mind on the topic because they act like a bunch of idiots.