Christopher Hitchens on abortion

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[sedatedcoho]

I do agree it would be worse to witness a pregnant woman be kicked then a non-pregnant woman and it makes sense that an instinct as such would come about, but I don't see how that would or should equate to any pro-life argument. What should be the basis of this argument is the question of suffering and if the baby would at all be self-aware. The answer to these questions should be the basis to determine the moral implications of abortion. I'm at odds with Hitchens on this one.

[Stipoon]

@sedatedcoho The example is about unwanted termination of pregnancy, not about choice.

We have the brains to understand the joys of having a newborn in the family just a few months down the line. It's not what could happen, it will happen, women get pregnant for no other reason. So the suffering is mostly on the part of the unborns family members who plan their lives around it.

[mooney137]

I don't understand why people are so gung-ho about Christopher Hitchens and act like he's such a hero for them when he disses religion, but right when he hints that fetuses might be people, they distance themselves from him, as if he's suddenly turned insane. Why don't they actually think about what he's saying? They attack his arguments like they do those of a religious person talking about faith. Seems they've already reached a conclusion and just look for those people defending their views.

[watisthis99]

Lol, do they really believe Hitchens is an idiot? Do they honestly think that he has never come across this subject and exhausted his resources regarding it?

[patlecat]

Volume is too low, damnit. :(

[dannytibi]

@sedatedcoho If only suffering and self-awareness are to be taken in to account couldn't one make the case for infanticide. After all, a newborn is barely self aware, and has no emotional attachment to anything in this world, a newborn would not feel fear or pain if one were to dispose of it quickly and efficiently.

[sera7ares]

@cb44ever A friend was told that her baby doesnt have kidneys and will inevitably die after she gives birth...do you think it's smart to still go through the 9 mo process & deliver a dead baby, or get rid of it while it's reasonable?

Does the emotional stress of the parents mean anything to you?

and no, your example with the premature baby is a straw-man argument, i never said that.

If my body gives life to another being, and it's hurting me in any way, i have the right to get rid of it!

[cb44ever]

@sera7ares so a premature baby is not human so you should just kill it even when its out . so just the umbilical chord is your reasoning ...in canada women get abortions at 7 and 8 months .. thats a human being stop trying to be a typical uneducated leftist . .it is not right 2 tell a woman her child may have health problems you should think about abortion

[ReX342]

NT doesn't say anything about homosexuality?! What about Romans 1:27-8, 1 Cor. 6:9, and 1 Tim. 1:10?

[bluegrassreb1]

new teastament has quite a bit about homosexuality. but i enjoy this video. abortion is soooo wrong!

[sera7ares]

@Stipoon ask yourself why when a woman is pregnant, she doesn't say I have 3 kids, and instead says I have 2 kids and 1 expecting...BECAUSE THE ONE INSIDE OF HER IS NOT HUMAN YET...or when a woman aborts her child (which happens spontaneously dozens of times in the life of any women), there isn't a funeral? CAUSE ITS NOT A HUMAN BEING, ITS GOO IN BODILY FLUIDS

[JeffersonDinedAlone]

@sedatedcoho So, you believe that assault and battery against a woman who happens to be pregnant is somehow a greater offense than assault and battery against a woman who happens to not be pregnant? Assault and battery is assault and battery; gender, age, and condition of pregnancy or not holds no relevance regarding the severity of the offense. If what should be obvious is not obvious to you, then that is your problem; your ignorance and stupidity is certainly not my concern. Or anyone's.

[ebeatworld]

@Sexxgod2000 My "creationist" science? Umm, okay. Whatever that means.

Btw, I think it's awesome how you feel meat is murder like the PETA people do, but abortion is a choice. Looks like you've got your priorities straight, buddy.