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Originally Posted by GGG
So following the fetus viability argument if we advance technology to the point where the fetus is viable at implantation would you support outlawing all forms of abortion?
Or if you had a viability threshold for abortion would a women be able to demand being induced or get a c-section for a 22 week fetus. That seems like a reasonable compromise. However does the state want 600 additional premature babies a year with complications.
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First of all I don't think this argument is fair.
Child support should be available (in large, generous amounts) to all mothers, especially those that are under privileged. In Canada at least child support payments have been increasing and even the CPC party is saying they want to keep it that way. At the end of the day there is a moral and economical benefit to children growing up in the best environment possible with the best chance to succeed. Are we not doing a pretty good job of that already?
As for your other points, I don't know the answer, but I do not that from a scientific & legal perspective the 'mother has full rights till birth' option doesn't hold much water.
I also find it strange that there hasn't been any talk of birth to adoption. Anyone involved in the adoption process knows that the system isn't exactly designed to help families who WANT to adopt children. A couple I know recently adopted a baby and its completely ridiculous the red tape required in order to make it happen.
Many people have come right out and said they are pro choice because why add more unnecessary children to the system. Some even talk about over population. What about the mother who does not want to go through the emotional toil of aborting their child but also knows they can't keep it? Why is there no talk about protection there? To me it is frightening how so many people have become so adamant about the right for the mother to have the abortion, but say nothing or care even less about the mother who is not getting the abortion, but does not want to keep the baby, as if THAT is not an option. Especially frightening when abortion is bandied about as a method for making sure mothers who can't take care of a child because of a variety of potential issues just get rid of it instead.