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Originally Posted by Knalus
So, if the fatalities are statistically insignificant, that makes it ok?
As for unwanted children, I know for a fact that there are much more than 30 families out there that are desperate to adopt. Desperate.
But to take your logic to its absurd conclusion, there are a statistically "insignificant" number of infant murders committed by their mothers. There were an estimated 1700 cases in the states in 2011, out of 300 million people, that is statistically insignificant. Clearly these children are unwanted. I guess using your logic this is a complete non-issue?
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There are many more people people who die as a result of high speed traffic collisions. We don't mandate that everyone drive 60. 30 cases out of 40,000 yes, is not a real issue. Because it is the less than 1 in 10,000 occurrence.
I know there are more than 30 families desperate to adopt. My point is that anyone stupid enough to undertake an elective late term abortion is not going to be thinking about that as an option. Which is why it makes no sense to frame this as a legal issue. This is an issue that requires us to educate people about responsible decision making and doing the grown up thing. In the first two trimesters it may include abortion. After that, they should really explore another avenue if they don't want to be a parent.
So again, the issue is not a legal one. It's a psychological one that needs addressing. 1700 people did this in the states, making it illegal isn't going to prevent that. Figuring out what caused them to view it as a viable option an dealing with that is going to get rid of late term non medical abortions. But that's way more time consuming than quoting the bible and saying life begins when you get hard, so it's probably not happening.