tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9118409153657833547.post6772293768617887401..comments2024-02-10T02:53:47.545-06:00Comments on Do You Ever Think About Things You Do Think About?: On AbortionVinnyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08955726889682177434noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9118409153657833547.post-24521452196768043292008-08-18T11:38:00.000-05:002008-08-18T11:38:00.000-05:00I have also known women who mourned deeply, but as...I have also known women who mourned deeply, but as a society, I don't think we respond to miscarriage in the same way we react to something like SIDS that claims the lives of infants.Vinnyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08955726889682177434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9118409153657833547.post-46393093301236450292008-08-18T10:17:00.000-05:002008-08-18T10:17:00.000-05:00Maybe some people don't see miscarriages as all th...Maybe some people don't see miscarriages as all that bad, but I haven't met any who were also pro-life. (I'm not saying you're pro-choice.)<BR/><BR/>My mom miscarried twice and mourned deeply. Other ladies in our church has done the same, and the entire church has mourned. These <I>are</I> precious children, and I've even met a couple of complete strangers mourning the loss of a child in such a way. <BR/><BR/>While some may not hurt so much, or might not hurt at all, abortion is still wrong. <BR/><BR/>N8 T8N8 T8https://www.blogger.com/profile/16659090683374991687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9118409153657833547.post-1407844805253781422008-08-16T14:29:00.000-05:002008-08-16T14:29:00.000-05:00You do have a point (and I don't mean about my blo...You do have a point (and I don't mean about my blog being fantastic) and it is absolutely true. I agree that whether something is intentionally caused is a significant issue in the moral calculus. <BR/><BR/>However, my response would be this:<BR/><BR/>If we are going to respond to the intentional termination of a first term fetus in the same way we respond to the murder of a one month old, shouldn't we respond to a miscarriage in the same way we would respond to a one month old who dies of SIDS?<BR/><BR/>Isn't the fact that we don't respond that way as a society evidence of some sort of moral consensus that the first term fetus really isn't a person in the same sense that the one month old baby is?<BR/><BR/>Isn't the fact that you can respect my reaction to the miscarriage evidence of that moral consensus? After all, if my three year old had been hit and killed by a car and I responded with "At least that's one less mouth to feed," wouldn't you quite justifiably think that I was a monster?<BR/><BR/>I certainly don't imagine that I am offering any sort of comprehensive argument in favor of legalized abortion. However, I think a person who is morally opposed to abortion might be able to see that "baby murdering" is not a reasonable characterization.Vinnyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08955726889682177434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9118409153657833547.post-55381134911886035672008-08-16T01:36:00.000-05:002008-08-16T01:36:00.000-05:00I think the difference between miscarriage and abo...I think the difference between miscarriage and abortion, as far as a conservative person would see it, would be that one is the product of chance or circumstance and one is by choice. Which is as stupid of a point as the term "pro-life" is. When it comes to a situation such as yours, most would sympathize with you since it wasn't your choice to terminate the pregnancy, and share in your relief. I'm assuming we're speaking of rational human beings, here. However, regardless of your situations, should you have chosen to abort, you would've been labeled a monster by some of the same people.<BR/><BR/>I'm not sure if I have a point here, this was just a thought I had upon reading your fantastic blog.EMikeGarciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16739734241048443125noreply@blogger.com