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Originally Posted by Pierre
Like all things, the debate is nuanced. Extremes to either side of the debate are unpalatable.
But the debate needs to be had and a consensus needs to be reached.
That is a democratic and reasonable societal path to take.
If we cannot do that, in this or other matters, then Western democracy is screwed.
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I don't want to keep going on about and beating a dead horse but I think what was the law: that women can choose what they do with their bodies with regard to pregnancy was correct. There isn't really an extreme position there. Like the U.K there was a limit at the point the fetus is considered 'viable', you could maybe debate a few weeks here and there but that isn't central to the issue.
Beyond that, I don't think there should be a debate on someone's rights. You can be against abortion no problem but it's not a belief you should impose on others. I understand that if someone believes that life begins at conception this is an extremely hard thing, you're talking about ending a life, but again I come back to the same argument that you can't force a woman to carry a fetus to term. Although I accept that taking that argument to the extreme means you could have an abortion just before birth.
I am pretty tired and this argument is a bit all over the place. There is also a lot of debate that could be had about the nature of the American democratic system. But for now, it's just a very sad day.