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> Break norms, assault liberal republican democracy and then cry foul when someone calls them on it. Most people in the U.S. do not think elective late term ab

> Break norms, assault liberal republican democracy and then cry foul when someone calls them on it. Most people in the U.S. do not think elective late term abortions should be lawful. Opposition to elective late term abortions is the norm, whatever you think about the issue.

youdontknowtho 7y ago
"elective late-term abortion" is a right-wing talking point. The term is an invention used to help further criminalize something that the state shouldn't be involved in at all.
- microcolonel 7y ago
  > "elective late-term abortion" is a right-wing talking point. The term is an invention used to help further criminalize something that the state shouldn't be involved in at all. Well, no. I'm just saying that barring extreme circumstances (serious medical complications, forcible rape, etc.) most people do not think it is moral to abort in the late term. I've never read or heard the phrase "elective late-term abortion" anywhere, "right-wing" or otherwise. I put the word "elective" on it because it seems like it describes basically what the surveys are asking.
  - tehbeard 7y ago
    > barring extreme circumstances Most of the recent bills we've heard about seem to ignore these circumstances..
- crankylinuxuser 7y ago
  There's a reason why the Satanists have filed lawsuits , using RFRA at the state level. We have states that make religious claims and require abhorrent practices (trans-vaginal wand: rape stick). I'd posit the whole abortion "debate" (in the US) is a Christian vs non-Christian proxy battle.
myvoiceismypass 7y ago
At least be honest. You, and conservatives like Hurd, are against all abortion. “Late term” or not.
- microcolonel 7y ago
  > You, and conservatives like Hurd, are against all abortion. “Late term” or not. Well, I'm not sure I'm a conservative. I don't take a position on it since it's extremely complicated, and people have outrageously strong feelings on either side. I'm not not talking about what one side of a wedge issue (all-or-nothing stances on abortion) may or may not believe; I'm talking about a common value that many people share on both sides of the wedge.

youdontknowtho 7y ago

"elective late-term abortion" is a right-wing talking point. The term is an invention used to help further criminalize something that the state shouldn't be involved in at all.

microcolonel 7y ago
> "elective late-term abortion" is a right-wing talking point. The term is an invention used to help further criminalize something that the state shouldn't be involved in at all. Well, no. I'm just saying that barring extreme circumstances (serious medical complications, forcible rape, etc.) most people do not think it is moral to abort in the late term. I've never read or heard the phrase "elective late-term abortion" anywhere, "right-wing" or otherwise. I put the word "elective" on it because it seems like it describes basically what the surveys are asking.
- tehbeard 7y ago
  > barring extreme circumstances Most of the recent bills we've heard about seem to ignore these circumstances..
crankylinuxuser 7y ago
There's a reason why the Satanists have filed lawsuits , using RFRA at the state level. We have states that make religious claims and require abhorrent practices (trans-vaginal wand: rape stick). I'd posit the whole abortion "debate" (in the US) is a Christian vs non-Christian proxy battle.

myvoiceismypass 7y ago

At least be honest. You, and conservatives like Hurd, are against all abortion. “Late term” or not.

microcolonel 7y ago
> You, and conservatives like Hurd, are against all abortion. “Late term” or not. Well, I'm not sure I'm a conservative. I don't take a position on it since it's extremely complicated, and people have outrageously strong feelings on either side. I'm not not talking about what one side of a wedge issue (all-or-nothing stances on abortion) may or may not believe; I'm talking about a common value that many people share on both sides of the wedge.