Im just trying to figure out where Rudy Giuliani is coming from on the issues.
2007-03-01 03:09:23 · 28 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
he's changing his mind- which is an individual's right but sine its just so happens that he changed his mind right around the time he started his campaign I think he has alterior motives.
this is why I'm angry with his new stance
2007-03-01 04:21:38 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yes. There are a million abortions per year. The entire population is only 300 million, of which 160 million are female, of which 90 million are of an age where you could possibly need an abortion, of which 50 million are of an age where pregnancy is a probably result of intercourse, of which 25 million are screwing on a regular basis. A million abortions seems high.
I don't think the government can step in before the first trimester is up - and there are arguments for the second trimester. And 90% of abortions are 1st trimester abortions. But you have to wonder WTF is going on with a million of them being performed every year - great strides have been made in birth control over the course of a generation yet the number of abortions doesn't decline.
People say "nobody wants an abortion" and people say they want abortion to be "safe, legal and rare" but somebody forgot about the "rare" part of that equation.
I don't know what to do about it - because of HIPAA we don't even really know what's going on, who these people are, is it the same 5-10 million women getting 3-4 abortions over the course of their lives, is it that 40 million women have had an abortion, is it that the same 3-4 million women get abortions every couple of years? I'm unaware of any good data on that.
2007-03-01 11:41:59 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I believe someone can be pro-choice but against abortion. That is the way I see things actually. I believe that no one can tell a woman what she can or cannot do with her body. There are also different circumstances with different situations. Personally, I wouldn't have an abortion, but who am I to tell a complete stranger in another state whom I've never met nor know her situation that she cannot have an abortion? I don't think the government is right when it comes to this issue. They just need to let women make their own decisions.
2007-03-01 11:15:02 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
If someone is strongly against abortion they are against choice. Whether or or not you believe in abortion should be a individual choice. Anti- abortion people want the choice taken away from those that beleive in abortion. I don't believe in abortion but I don't feel comfortable forcing my believes on others. Everyone should have their own choice about all life issues. If we make all things illegal that Religion says are wrong we would not need to make choices. That is not how God meant for it to be where no one had any choices. We can all choose the right way to do things.
2007-03-01 11:18:41 · answer #4 · answered by roundman84 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Certainly. Yes one can choose for oneself without demanding the right to make the choice for half the population. If it is not right for all then it is not right for only half.
Half the population should not have their bodies politicized.
That is wrong.
Therefore any thinking and reasoning person would allow all other persons the same choice they allow themselves, the choice of whether they agree that their own body should be or should not be given an abortion - or in the case of males, whether or not they agree with their female sex partner to passively or actively choose the possibility of not only conception but parenting a child together for the rest of your lives.
2007-03-01 11:50:36 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm personally against abortion. However, I AM pro-choice. Abortion is a moral decision, and a medical one. It's not suppose to be a legal decision. Whether one has an abortion or not should be up to them, the medical professionals caring for them, and the God of their choice. While I could never have an abortion, I certainly don't want some right wing over the edge conservative "do-gooder" telling me I can't. That's just way too much big brother for my taste.
2007-03-01 11:17:41 · answer #6 · answered by kj 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
It's called "straddling the fence". It is equivalent to the Dems authorizing the funding of the Iraq war, but drafting a do-nothing resolution condemning the same war.
What it means is:
"Regardless of what I believe is right, I am too afraid of the political consequences of acting on my belief, because it may not advance my political ambitions."
Please note that Giuliani's stance is the same many other politicians have taken.
2007-03-01 11:34:12 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most people who say they are pro-choice also say they are personally against abortion for themselves or their family. Giuliani is one of them.
2007-03-01 11:17:16 · answer #8 · answered by JudiBug 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I believe so. The opposite of pro-choice is to force the desperate back into the back alleys with coat hangers, since there will always be those desperate enough to do that. For most women who choose to have an abortion, it is a very hard choice that will haunt them all their life, and they only so choose because the alternative is worse.
2007-03-01 11:20:20 · answer #9 · answered by gaiasue 1 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Pro-choice doesn't mean pro-abortion. A pro choice person can try to keep the number of abortions down by making sure that birth control is cheap and available, and making sure that people know how to use it.
2007-03-01 11:15:03 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
Sure. I know people who are. It is a question of understanding that abortion is a protected right and should remain so while the person would not choose abortion for themselves.
2007-03-01 11:17:02 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋