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23/1/09
Torturing Democracy
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taiss21.livejournal.comDocumentary showing how at the request of the Bush administration, the legal staff pushed the envelope and redefined torture in an attempt to stay out of trouble. No war crimes for this administration and so far with help from their friends, they have gotten away with it.
The Venus Project
23/1/09 15:08taiss21.livejournal.comA society using a resource based economy is the Venus Projects solution to our Planet.
kinvore.livejournal.comhttp://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090123/ap_on_go_pr_wh/obama_abortion_ban
Obama has reversed the abortion funding policy by executive order. To quote the link above:
The Bush policy had banned U.S. taxpayer money, usually in the form of Agency for International Development funds, from going to international family planning groups that either offer abortions or provide information, counseling or referrals about abortion. The rule also had prohibited federal funding for groups that lobby to legalize abortion or promote it as a family planning method.
Godless hippie liberals like myself have rejoiced, fascist control-freak conservatives are in tears.
But no, seriously, what are your views on abortion? I am 100% pro choice for the first 2 trimesters, it's not so simple for me after that. Allow me to explain.
A fetus is a part of the mother's body. It's a group of cells that, if removed from the mother, cannot survive. Therefore, as part of her body, it's nobody else's goddamned business what she does with it. If she wants to pull it out and barbecue it, I support her right to do so. I'd wonder about her sanity, but that's another matter.
Anyway, it's in the third trimester that I find myself in a gray area. The fetus can and sometimes does survive if taken from the womb by this time. Therefore it's no longer just a part of her body. It's become an independent organism, a human being.
If there's complications and the mother's life is in danger, I favor abortion rights in that case. To paraphrase Bill Hicks, I don't think we should take people off our love list just because they reach a certain age.
If a woman just changes her mind, or discovers then that the baby will be deformed or sick in some way, I find it harder to support that choice. I think technology can provide the answer. If we can find a way to safely take a third trimester fetus out of the womb so it can continue to grow and develop, and the child is then put up for adoption, I'm all for that. That way a woman isn't forced to carry a fetus to term that she doesn't want, and a organism that I consider to be a human being isn't put to death. Until then, I'd rather err on the side of the mother.
Your views?
Obama has reversed the abortion funding policy by executive order. To quote the link above:
The Bush policy had banned U.S. taxpayer money, usually in the form of Agency for International Development funds, from going to international family planning groups that either offer abortions or provide information, counseling or referrals about abortion. The rule also had prohibited federal funding for groups that lobby to legalize abortion or promote it as a family planning method.
Godless hippie liberals like myself have rejoiced, fascist control-freak conservatives are in tears.
But no, seriously, what are your views on abortion? I am 100% pro choice for the first 2 trimesters, it's not so simple for me after that. Allow me to explain.
A fetus is a part of the mother's body. It's a group of cells that, if removed from the mother, cannot survive. Therefore, as part of her body, it's nobody else's goddamned business what she does with it. If she wants to pull it out and barbecue it, I support her right to do so. I'd wonder about her sanity, but that's another matter.
Anyway, it's in the third trimester that I find myself in a gray area. The fetus can and sometimes does survive if taken from the womb by this time. Therefore it's no longer just a part of her body. It's become an independent organism, a human being.
If there's complications and the mother's life is in danger, I favor abortion rights in that case. To paraphrase Bill Hicks, I don't think we should take people off our love list just because they reach a certain age.
If a woman just changes her mind, or discovers then that the baby will be deformed or sick in some way, I find it harder to support that choice. I think technology can provide the answer. If we can find a way to safely take a third trimester fetus out of the womb so it can continue to grow and develop, and the child is then put up for adoption, I'm all for that. That way a woman isn't forced to carry a fetus to term that she doesn't want, and a organism that I consider to be a human being isn't put to death. Until then, I'd rather err on the side of the mother.
Your views?
Quick question...
23/1/09 20:16gifa.livejournal.comWas Biden sworn in before or after the inaugural event in this clip?
Although not unwelcome, no discussion is necessary... just answer to the best of your recollection... before... or after.
Although not unwelcome, no discussion is necessary... just answer to the best of your recollection... before... or after.
