Pro Choice
The Australian Family Association responds to Tory Shepherd’s Punch column on abortion.
Ah pro-choice warriors, methinks thou dost protest too much.
The sheer passion and vigour with which you attack anyone who gives off even the vaguest whiff of pro-life sentiment casts doubt upon the substance of your convictions.
Shout those evil medievalists down! Throw names, mud, whatever – just make sure you get ‘em good!
I often ask myself why I am pro-choice, why I feel it is ok for a woman to terminate a living, growing being that is inside her, yet I am inherently against murder, against capital punishment and the right of the state to take away the life of another.
I toss the arguments over and over in my mind, trying to find the loophole that will confirm I am not a hypocrite, that my thoughts and feelings stem from solid reason, not from emotion and sentiment.
It is still difficult for me to put my finger on exactly why I feel that murder, by person or by state, is heinous, yet think that abortion should be legal, and is acceptable.
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Steph says:
Abortion is a weak word. A more suitable word is Murder as that is what it is - the murder of a human being. What’s worse is that it is the murder of an innocent child by it’s mother - the mother whose very nature is to love and protect… Read more »
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I took my first loans when I was 32 and that supported my business a lot. However, I require the short term loan over again. Read more »
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