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Texas just passed maybe the toughest abortion laws in the nation. Ok, I'm not going to argue for or against what you just did. You know, of course, abortions will always be available to those with the financial means to travel to another state or country. So let's eliminate 'banning abortion' from the conversation.
So you will have an increase in the number of unwanted babies born to poorer people in your state. What's your plan to address that consequence?
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I never understood the anti-abortion argument. Personally, I don't think abortion is taken advantage of as much as it should be. The people who are against abortion are the same people who will complain that the unwanted children being born are a burden on society.
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Yea, if you are going to make it more difficult for poor women to get abortions, you really need to make provisions for the care of these unwanted babies. That would be the Christian thing to do.
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I agree with statements made by both Goose and Man. The question remains, "Ok, Texas, what's your plan?"
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Just Fred wrote:
I agree with statements made by both Goose and Man. The question remains, "Ok, Texas, what's your plan?"
Beyond satisfying anti-abortion voters there likely is no plan
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Agree or disagree, Texas' "plan" is to limit abortions as much as possible.
I think everything we've seen from the anti-abortion movement in the last few years, from forced ultrasounds, to adding regulations like Texas and other states have done, is all leading to what will be another landmark SCOTUS case in the near future.
We're probably the closest we've been to an overturning of Roe since the 70's. And I think the abortion debate will play a huge role in the 2016 presidential race with at least two, if not three justices (Kennedy, Ginsburg, Breyer) getting close to calling it quits.