As I see it, on abortion, the question is not so much one of morality, as, at what point are rights affirmed for a human being? Is it at conception? Birth? Age 18? Age 21? Age 65? Never?
If a fetus becomes a person at birth, then the right to life does not exist prior to that. If it is at conception, then abortion becomes murder. If it is at age 18, then a parent can kill their unruly child with no consequences. If it is never, then we can remove all murder and manslaughter statutes from the books.
As to executions, Federally, they are Constitutional at this time. Individual states are free to address the issue for state crimes of their own accord. The U.S. Constitution merely permits executions, it does not mandate them.

>>>I suppose that's why when a woman has an abortion, she is likely to have 10 more, eh?

>>>Of course they did. That's because the people of this country wanted abortion to be legal.

And the only reason abortion is not mentioned in the Constitution is that the writers of the Constitution never thought the womb police would be attempting to keep them from getting one. And abortions were everywhere in those days.

And thank God for that...if not for abortions just think how annoying the old fucks who hate kids would be.

Where is this contempt for the Constitution coming from? The Constitution gives no, no provisions for the prohibition or regulation of Abortions. Not in one sentence of the whole document does it list anything close to condemning or allowing abortions.

It is a State's rights issue, plain and simple.

If you believe in the upholding of Roe vs Wade than you have contempt for Constitutional Law and the proper place for changing the Constitution. Which is the sole authority of the people through Congress to change the Constitution. Not, in fact. The Partisan opinions of a Judge who is not elected...

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satv....my contempt is not for the constitution, it is for the twisted christians.

BTW....abortion is a PERSONAL issue (not states or the feds)

I do not support abortion or the hypocrites who "go out onto the streets, wearing 'saccloth and ashes' and turn their backs on Humanity.

"And the only reason abortion is not mentioned in the Constitution is that the writers of the Constitution never thought the womb police would be attempting to keep them from getting one. And abortions were everywhere in those days."


LOL.....um, no. It would not have entered their minds that Mothers would want to kill their Children.

Nor do you, if you're citing stari decisis in relation to the Constitution as if precedent were the end all, be all of Constitutional Law. Stare decisis holds some weight in the Courts, but is not EVER intended to supercede a judge's ability to interpret the law, most especially the Constitution.

That was the original post: There are no abortion rights in the Constitution.

Also, keep in mind the translation of the actual entire phrase stare decisis et non quieta movere: "stand by decisions and do not move that which is quiet".

What century are you living in that the abortion issue is quiet, and should be left sleeping?

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A) I'm not a Christian. Quit being prejudiced.
B) It is not just my morality being "imposed"...it's a question of whether the law about NOT killing people should or should not be imposed.
C) If you think it's ok to KILL a human for one's convenience, why would you judge a person for not adopting a child? Adoption is BY FAR a much larger inconvenience than merely closing one's legs, and by NOT adopting there is no resultant death, unlike abortion.

Pffft. Any pedo worth his weight in salt knows orphanages are tough nuts to crack...the Public Schools are the best hunting grounds, second only to browsing your own family tree for likely candidates.

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read the studies- most women who have abortions feel typical emotions like saddness, but are generally healthy afterward.
many things that are legal cause some unhappiness (like divorce), but most people don't get severly depressed and are find after the transition period.

don't talk about things you have no idea about.
in the 1800s there abortion adds in every magazine. they said things like 'guaranteed to cause regularity'.
at that time abortions were legal and morally acceptable is done before 'quickening'. it wasn't until the 1900s that things like that changed.

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