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Book TV: Jennifer Baumgardner "Abortion & Life"

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Jennifer Baumgardner talks about her book "Abortion & Life" at Busboys and Poets in Washington, DC.

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  • Also I am assuming you have been indoctrinated with christian belief systems of which have placed mystical value on conception. Am I wrong? If I am that would be interesting...

  • pre-determinism is a very hard problem that you can't just sweep under the blanket of ignorance. With that in mind you have to then explain WHY the spark of conception is the point of no return. Conception is a great start but what makes conception the point where we cannot abort? You cannot use your simple point that "Up until that point you can kill all the sperm or eggs you want and you haven't aborted a human life." That's an objective law? Explain why that is law...

  • Do you know what deductive reasoning is? It makes for a harder more strenuous life of inquirer but it is an important aspect to providing definitive answers that are very hard to refute. Your one sentence answers are very appealing in that they are easy and don't take much brain work to agree with but you have not yet actually understood or responded to my questions.

  • @JackKangaroo1 You use catch phrases and talking points in order to explain your point with definitiveness. I use what is called an argument with points that are then explained, referenced and concretized. I understand what conception means but do you understand that this problem of life destiny is a lot harder then you have presupposed? For example if I masturbate those sperm die and don't meet with an egg to conceive a life. So would that not be a negation of a potential life?

  • @chadpratch Okay, I'll talk v e r y s l o w l y for you. When the sperm and the egg unite they have created a new and unique life. This is called C O N C E P T I O N. Are you following me here? Probably not. I'm guessing it's too much for you to wrap your mind around. Anyway, that's the starting point. That's where the sperm and the egg become people. Up until that point you can kill all the sperm or eggs you want and you haven't aborted a human life. I know, you're hopelessly lost.

  • @chadpratch Quantifying the fetus by referring to its size or development is to miss the entire point. During the first 13 weeks (or the first 13 days) this is still a human being at the beginning of the human life cycle. If you deleted that phase of the life cycle none of us would be here. It is as essential to our existence as any other 13 weeks or 13 days in our lives. And, yes, adoption is an option and there are millions of willing potential adoptive parents out there waiting to do so.

  • I love the fact that no Feminist are engaging these video comments. Todays feminism is frought with speaking amongst themselves and not engaging in a debate. Oh Im sorry I mean discussion...Debate is too aggressive and aggression is a male characteristic. So iftofacto if its male it equals bad.

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    13 weeks or 3 months: The fetus is about 3 inches long and weighs about an ounce. Fingernails and bones can be seen. Over 90% of all abortions are performed before this stage. No WTF is going on with the 10% and who the fuck is doing those abortions. The brain begins to develop after this stage WTF. If a women is so irresponsible that she cannot make a decision before this, she is just going to have to live with it. ADOPTION hello?

  • @JackKangaroo1 actually no you didn't because you can't create a logical (deductive reasoning) explanation. Blanket statements create blank arguments. You explained the process but yet have not explained so called "destiny." You see this is exactly why I said how far you want to go back. Is it not the destiny for the sperm and the egg to meet and thus create an organism/life? Now that stupid argument aside and religion aside as well. I would probably agree that abortions need to be looked into.

  • @chadpratch How far back do I want to go? In one word: Conception. That's where a human life begins. Sperm and egg meet and create a new life. Separately the sperm and the egg are not independent beings destined to have lives of their own. Does that answer your question......?

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