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Originally posted by Skibum
Important question: Whose actions? ...Not always the woman's or girl's. Life is complicated and we can't always know the true circumstances behind the "event." ...Blanket judgments and one-size-fits-all solutions just don't work.
Not always. But in the majority of cases are not rape and incest. Most of them are oops I got pregant because I had sex. Plain and simple.
Sure they may have used protection but no protection is 100 percent effective. I don't feel that having an abortion because a woman doesn't want to deal with the consequences of their actions is justifiable.
Before you go off on how abortion is a choice and whatnot, The first choice in the majority of cases is the choice to have sex. I'm not saying don't have sex, but be prepared for the consequences that come with it. When you decide to have sex you open yourself up to alot more consequences than just pregnancy.Unfortunately since there is such an easy out, IE killing the consequence, to pregnancy many people give this consequence little thought until it happens.
...So you're saying that the majority of people in the world not only have to go without food, schooling and water - but they can't get laid either?
...Did you know that poverty is growing world wide, including in the USA. The middle class is disappearing rapidly - and there's a fast growing split between the rich and poor.
Originally posted by dgtempe
The loudest catcalls, unusual at the world body, came when she articulated U.S. policy on AIDS prevention for adolescents: "We emphasize the value of the ABC -- abstinence, be faithful, and correct and consistent condom use where appropriate -- approach in comprehensive strategies to combat the spread of HIV/AIDS and the promotion of abstinence as the healthiest and most responsible choice for adolescents."
This being said, if you research all of the above topics you will find that the USA is waaaay on the bottom of all these so called ABC's. No wonder the world boos and laughs. Give me a break. I say wait a few years, see what happens before you go tooting your own horn, and pretending our morality is so above.
Originally posted by Kidfinger
Well, I guess that no one can argue the fact that the Bush administration is guilty of pushing its morals on the world, arrogance, and ethical ignorance.
Abortion being a moral issue, is like murder being a moral issue. Some support abortion and some support both, but I don't see how he is pushing his morals by just explaining his opinion on the matter. You are telling others not to push their morals on other people. Well, your morals which include not wanting others pushing their morals, means that you are pushing your morals on us by saying that people can't voice thier opinion. Thus you are pushing your morals on us.
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Originally posted by Kosmo Yagkoto
Abortion being a moral issue, is like murder being a moral issue. Some support abortion and some support both, but I don't see how he is pushing his morals by just explaining his opinion on the matter.
You are telling others not to push their morals on other people.
Well, your morals which include not wanting others pushing their morals, means that you are pushing your morals on us by saying that people can't voice thier opinion. Thus you are pushing your morals on us.
Originally posted by WeBDeviL
Well, what doesn't give us the right to pose our opinion?
We can, and we will. Well, the Bush Administration, anyways.
It is simple, if they can have their opinions, we can have ours right, right?
Sauerbrey said the United States was dropping its demand that the document be amended to say that abortion is a matter of national sovereignty and not a human right delineated by the 1995 conference in Beijing
We emphasize the value of the ABC -- abstinence, be faithful, and correct and consistent condom use where appropriate -- approach in comprehensive strategies to combat the spread of HIV/AIDS and the promotion of abstinence as the healthiest and most responsible choice for adolescents
Originally posted by Skibum
Kidfinger,
So basically you are saying that even though we are throwing alot of money either indirectly (through to U.N.) and directly, we just need to keep our opinions to ourselves?
So basically instead of saying to the people that are dying over there," you know, if you quit some of the things you are doing you might just survive as a culture" you advocate just pissin away any help.
Why should we squander money if someone is just going to keep on be so self destructive?
I still wonder how you take
Sauerbrey said the United States was dropping its demand that the document be amended to say that abortion is a matter of national sovereignty and not a human right delineated by the 1995 conference in Beijing
and
We emphasize the value of the ABC -- abstinence, be faithful, and correct and consistent condom use where appropriate -- approach in comprehensive strategies to combat the spread of HIV/AIDS and the promotion of abstinence as the healthiest and most responsible choice for adolescents
to be anything close to forcing morals and ethics on anyone.
So saying what appears to be that abortion is up to the individual country is forcing what??????
Show me where you see any forcing of morals and ethics?
Show me where we are trying to force abortion or anti abortion on another country.
From what I read in your link they were apparently trying to allow individual countries to decide for themselves instead of saying abortion is a fundamental right to all.
The ABC is not a moral or ethical position. It is a scientific fact that it reduces the spread of diseases like HIV.
I equate what you are saying to someone telling their doctor to get bent after he says "you know, if you quit smoking and lose 20 pounds you might live longer"
Originally posted by Skibum
Another point to make is...
Considering that we are a party to the treaty being discussed, that is what gives us every right to voice our opinion on the subject.
Unless you think its best to just allow the rest of the world to dictate to us what is in our own best interests. I mean heaven forbid we voice our opinion when formulating something that applies to us as well. So much for being a sovereign country ourselves when now according to Kidfinger we are no longer allowed to have any input at all.