Isn't it a private decision?
2006-11-06 06:46:47 · 30 answers · asked by JS 3 in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
Well, it shouldnt be but the neo cons are all twisted up about it. No one favors abortion, we favor choice, that means a woman's right to choose, not to be regulated by a bunch of MEN who dont have a clue. It's legal in the US but the neo cons keep stirring things up about it. They should all just take a pill and lie down, and mind their own business.
2006-11-06 06:51:29 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 6⤊ 4⤋
Ahmed, I'm going to try to answer this without political spin.
Historically, the root question of slavery and the root question of the Abortion issue are essentially the same: What is the proper definition of a human life?
Slaves were considered three fifths of a person. Unborn children are not considered human at all...
Contrary to what abortion supporters will tell you (And I'll wager most of them have not nor will they have an abortion, BTW), the debate has nothing to do with privacy or with a woman's "right to take care of her own body". When a woman becomes pregnant, she is no longer responsible only for herself, but for the unborn child within her.
In addition, abortion is not now, nor has it ever been legal. "Roe V. Wade" is an example of judicial activism.
In the United States, laws are made in one of two ways. They can be proposed by the president or any elected official and voted on by congress. If they are approved by the congress, the president then can sign them into law, or veto them and start the process again.
The other means is by a direct vote of the people. A group can put together a petition to have a certain proposal put on state ballot. Once said proposal is on the ballot, the people can then vote on it. If the people approve of the proposal, it is added to a list of state laws.
"Roe V. Wade" had none of this going for it.
So, morality issue aside, this is a major reason for it to be a part of politics.
And BTW, in case you're curious, Norma McCorvey, the original "Roe" of Roe V. Wade is now a leading ANTI-abortion/pro-life activist.
2006-11-06 06:58:54 · answer #2 · answered by Firestorm 6 · 2⤊ 4⤋
It is a political debate only because there evidently are two sides to it - or at least the polliticans make it into one!
Government has no business in the issue of abortion! Abortion should be between a woman and her God if she has one - and if the Government should become involved in it - it should only be to make absolutely certain that the woman has the best medical/hospital/doctor care as possible afterwards!
2006-11-06 06:53:31 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 4⤋
It should be but the cons have made it into a political issue to win votes. They are not the children of Barry Goldwater becuase they want to expand the power of federal government to fulfill their "christian" missions which breaks the conservative belief. Personal liberty is no longer useful with the new conservatives. I'm a fiscal conservative but disgusted with how cons have pander to the evangelicals.
2006-11-06 12:03:14 · answer #4 · answered by cynical 6 · 1⤊ 2⤋
It is to me, but the real debate seems to be about who gets to make the decisions. And then of course there's the "It's immoral" crowd claiming it is equivalent to murder. It's a very sensitive, emotional issue and politics feed on those kinds to gain support.
2006-11-06 06:50:59 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 8⤊ 2⤋
How can it be a private decision, when theres people out there crying about it and wanting to use it to cover a "mistake"!!!
2006-11-06 09:30:22 · answer #6 · answered by Humor me.. 3 · 1⤊ 2⤋
The government does not want you to have any private decisions. This is only the beginning of what they would like to control that they should have no say in its legality. The more power we give them the more power they want.
2006-11-06 07:06:09 · answer #7 · answered by El Pistolero Negra 5 · 5⤊ 4⤋
Because the religious nut cases that have infiltrated our government are trying to get their religious views enforced with theocratic law.
This is just one example of how a Christian government is no better than an Islamic government.
When a government enforces religion as law, freedom of religion ceases to exist.
2006-11-06 06:59:48 · answer #8 · answered by sprcpt 6 · 1⤊ 3⤋
Eventually regulated by the government.
Some would say it is a medical procedure; others call it murder; thus the political debate part of it
2006-11-06 06:48:24 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 8⤊ 2⤋
Yes it is a private decision but the religious right feel everyone should have to believe what they believe and do what they feel is right.
2006-11-06 06:51:40 · answer #10 · answered by Reported for insulting my belief 5 · 4⤊ 4⤋