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Originally Posted by Livia
People can't have abortions after a specified number of weeks. I think I'm right in saying it's 12 weeks, unless there is a threat to the health of the mother and/or child and then it can be extended to 20 weeks, with longer if there are extenuating circumstances. All this comparing a fetus to a newborn child is dramatic nonsense. What's more... I reckon if it was men who got pregnant, gave birth and then cared for that child for the next 18 years, abortion would have been legalised centuries ago.
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Aah Livia, you sort of take me back to a statement my Grandmother used to say and that was if men had the babies there would be one child likely per family and no more. I used to smile at that.
I don't like abortion, I would not say for any woman that it was wrong to have one.
As you say, there are controls too as to when they can be done. So although I don't accept it,it has to be in some cases an option for the woman.
As to the death penalty, I have always gone back and forth as to this issue, I would hate for anyone to have to be given it but I do think especially where there is no remorse and especically for multiple killings, clearly life in prison is no deterrent and that in at least a small few cases it would be wholly justifiable as Kazanne also said in an esrlier post.
Answering as far as I could as to the OP,I could likely not be persuaded to vote against abortion being an option as you said in the constraints of the law at present.
I could however likely be persuaded to support the death penalty in some cases of murder.
A recent one from last year being a prime example for me.