Was the baby at 28 weeks less of a person then than it is now?

Well I’m not going to defend Trump, his appointees, or anything they do. I personally think Trump is a steaming pile of garbage and I was sick to my stomach when he was elected.

See, here’s a person who knows how to disagree without being disagreeable. I have a lot to learn from you.

The raped woman didn’t choose to get raped. CHOOSE is the key word. Choice and consequences.

I can’t tell you how important that solo time has been for me as a father. My wife has worked full time as a nurse most of our marriage. That means three 12-hour shifts per week. My schedule is very flexible so I generally take one or two of my days off to watch the kids while she’s at work. It’s just been a thing we…

One rule I’ve expressed to my wife and I CONSTANTLY reinforce to myself is “If it’s not worth bringing up, it’s not worth being mad over.” That means you avoid the fence-sitting of “Oooooh she makes me so mad I’m going to pretend everything is fine while I make snide remarks and cut her down.”

If you don’t want kids, don’t have kids. It really is that simple. If someone pressures you into having kids just tell him you’ll be dropping them off at HIS house when you get sick of being a parent.

Yes, I know ALL of this. You missed the point of my bringing it up, which was precisely to point out HOW WEAK AN ARGUMENT IT WOULD BE, just like your reaching for the fringe bible thumpers is a terrible way to make your argument.

Yeah, and that’s wrong, too.

What machinery is allowed in this scenario? Doesn’t that metric necessarily depend on the competence of the medical staff present as well as the current level of scientific advancement? My twins were born and immediately rushed to the NICU for help breathing and eating. What if they had an artificial womb they could…

You’re reaching for the fringe to support your argument. I could reach the same way by saying “It’s a FACT that anti-lifers are very often in support of partial-birth abortions where you birth the child completely except for the head then shove a needle up into the brain to kill it.” It’s a weak argument that…

Again, it comes down to your definition of what constitutes a life. Does a person on life support have no rights? What if doctors say that continuing life support for 8 more months will almost guarantee a full recovery? What if I’m paying for your life support? Do I get to pull the plug? What if I’m paying for your…

As I’ve said elsewhere, consequence =/= punishment. If I go skateboarding without pads and crack my skull, that’s a consequence of my actions and not a punishment. If I go skateboarding with pads, but the pads fail and I still crack my skull, that’s still a consequence of my action to choose to participate in an…

I wish I had more stars to give you. THANK YOU for your post. Regardless of what anyone else says, you’ve struck right to the heart of both sides of the argument and said with much more eloquence and accuracy what I’ve failed to for a long time.

Life doesn’t begin at birth. My wife had twins on her first pregnancy. Even in the womb they exhibited distinct and consistent personality traits that persisted after their birth. Babies in utero kick and move, they react to stimuli, and (as can be seen in ultrasound videos taken during abortions) they appear to not…

Autobeat allies roll, undercover bots ride into the next rap show.

No, it had nothing to do with the conversation but I ended up nodding with a “not bad” look on my face so your comment at least impressed me with its carefully-worded clarity. Well done.

You’re saying “you’re selectively pro-life” and it comes across as an accusation. I never said I was truly pro-life, so I don’t understand where that argument is coming from. That’s like me saying “You drive a Prius which consumes some gas, so you’re not truly ‘pro-earth.’” Yes, and? Maybe I’m misunderstanding your…

Well, yeah. Of course. If you want to get all “Beetle In a Box” about it, every moral everyone has ever had EVER is completely subjective unless you believe in a higher power. Without getting into qualia discussions, you could end every argument that way. “You murdered sixteen nuns and fed their entrails to your pet…

I’m a conservative who would honestly be open to exploring universal healthcare because it seems like ANYTHING would be better than this mishmash we have now. Either A) Get government far, far away from my healthcare and let companies compete across state lines to drive down costs or B) Give up on the free market and…