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I had a miscarriage and although abortion and miscarriage are not the same thing, I feel in my heart that this happened for a reason. Every person should have the right to make choices about their body, whether it's the clothes we wear or the choice to have children. Some people believe that they cannot give a child a good home because of the environment in which they live. Others who don't want to raise children in this day and time. Still it is their choice to decide their fate and their children's. That brings me to the issue of capital punishment. That person who is incarcerated made a choice to do the right thing or the wrong thing and every person in this country is given a 'fair' trial. They are given several opportunities to change the course in their life before they even land in a courtroom fighting for their life. Twelve people looked at the evidence and decided his/her fate based on that evidence. If they are wrong then that's something they have to live with.
posted by
Brickhouse
on September 27, 2008 at 8:44 PM
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Thought provoking ....
posted by
afzal50
on September 24, 2008 at 7:44 AM
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i agree with most of what you said except for the part about it being better for all criminals to be let free than one innocent to be punished. I would rather a few innocent people be sacrificed in order to take killers and rapists off the streets because in the end the few that were innocent and lost their lives would be less than the lives that would be lost by letting all the criminals be free.
posted by
zapoet73
on September 22, 2008 at 9:06 AM
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You have addressed two difficult issues. I really don't know what to think in either case. I think taking a life is difficult. sam
posted by
sam444
on September 21, 2008 at 5:04 PM
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you bring up good issues here, but in most cases the person has had trial after trial fighting the death sentence, what about the case of Charlie Manson, they did away with the death sentence here in Ca and then they reinstated it but now the slime sits on death row, all these years, he should of died and went to hell. Its obvious our court system is not always perfect, but then again that is all we have. I believe OJ Simpson killed his wife and friend, but he was set free, but guess what he is back in court for kidnapping etc, will he get his this time? I had a child when I was 42 years old out of wedlock, I was too chicken to go to the Doc to even find out if I was pregnant until I was 6 months, it was too late for an abortion and I was to the point where I was going to adopt her out, but her older sister talked me out of it, she is a beautiful 22 year old woman now. Who knows what is right it is Gods will.
posted by
Lanetay
on September 21, 2008 at 8:24 AM
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Due Process
I like your post. I am not in favor of abortion under most circumstances, but I admit I am biased, because I'm not pregnant, have never been pregnant, and will never be pregnant. That may affect my thinking. However, in certain cases, I believe that choice must be allowed; a victim of rape must be able to choose the best course of recovery, and if she is pregnant as a result of the rape, it would be inhumane and cruel to impose a choice on her. But once I admit that exception to a rule, I have to admit there may be others that I haven't considered. Those who call abortion murder don't know their biology, and have an implied assumption about the time of entry of a soul into the body. There are very few who don't want choice allowed in cases of rape, though Sarah Palin is one of them. One might wonder what she would say if she were in that position herself.
Capital punishment is different, however, in that it involves the Rule of Law and due process. The rules are known in advance, and the consequences of certain actions spelled out. Applying the law provides disincentive for the actions, at least in theory. I'm not convinced it works, and I think society would be better off if we ended capital punishment, but I don't see a philosophical conflict with being Pro-Life and pro-capital punishment. Either way, it's the government imposing decisions on individuals.
So I guess I agree with all your conclusions.
posted by
mousehop
on September 21, 2008 at 7:55 AM
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the subject
I've always made this same point. Abortion is murder. It exists because of pressure from feminists who think it's their right completely. Not to mention the big bucks made by the doctors. I believe in abortion simply because who the hell wants two more miserable people in the world (mother and child) but it is murder for sure.
On the other hand I am pro-capital punishment for violent criminals. They're a waste of life and taxpayers money. The duplicity that your post talks of is that of liberals...kill a child, save a murderer. I have an old blog called the left, the party of death. The left likes suicide because they are degenerate. Killing babies and sparing and releasing muderers all leads to death of the innocent.
posted by
mordent
on September 20, 2008 at 9:05 PM
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Very well written and thought provoking post..
I think both sides are confusing on matters of life/death..how can you be against the death penalty but pro abortion and visa versa as you point out. My opinion is that from the moment of conception, that tiny little dot of cellular something will arrive in the world as a human being nine months later if there is no interruption in the process and abortion is exactly that; not the only one, of course, but one that is deliberate. I have mixed feelings about whether the choice or not should be legislated - it is personal, on one hand, but shouldn't the unborn-but-alive have rights too..?..my thoughts that can't come to a definitive answer.
Thank you for sharing. 
posted by
Katray2
on September 20, 2008 at 4:23 PM
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