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fetch · 10-10-2007, 10:22 AM

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Originally Posted by lizzie2000 (View Post)

I have a feeling that before anyone on this Supreme Court retires we are going to see a new ruling on Roe v. Wade and it is definitely going to be moving into the much more conservative area, aka making abortions illegal. The country has already made partial birth abortions illegal so it is the next step away from making all abortions illegal.

I do agree that we need to pay more attention to children that are here and maybe help those who are abused and suffering from neglect but also reproductive rights are a big issue. By banning abortion (if the Supreme Court decides to) would affect many different people that might decide to have an abortion for many different reasons. I wouldn't be surprised if the Supreme Court finds a way to make a ban on the morning after pill as well.

Didn't the morning after pill need a prescription until recently? I live in Israel where you can buy it over the counter. A friend of mine asked me, a few years back, to send her the pill "just in case". I went to visit her a few weeks ago and she said it was now available over the counter - but she ended up using it before the law was changed.

Also, is the law in Utah that says a girl's parents have to be notified before she gets an abortion still relevent? I remember an uproar when a sentator said their would be no exceptions for incest victims. Which is competly crazy - what if the father decides he wants to keep the baby?

A senate ban in South Dakota is willing to have abortions only when the mother's life is in danger... S.D. Abortion Bill Takes Aim at 'Roe' - washingtonpost.com

I'm not sure I understand American law 100%. Does that mean that now women can't get abortions in South Dakota? Or does the laws have to pass through "higher powers"?

And even if you say abortion is acceptable in cases of rape and incest - that would mean you would have to prove there was rape or incest before the abortion. These things are often very hard to prove, a case of word vs. word, and take a lot of time. Then it can be too late to have an abortion.

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From here: Utah Preps for Abortion Battle | Christianpost.com

Utah's lawmakers believe sex education should occur at the home. Ray contends there is no evidence sex education reduces unintended pregnancies. He equates abortion with murder and says pregnant women who don't want to be mothers should give up their babies for adoption.

....what? WHAT?! No evidence that sexual education reduces unintented pregnancies? Then, what, people are born knowing how to use condoms? and it means nothing that STDs are higher in numbers where their is abstince-only programs?

As for the "giving unwanted babies up for adoption" excuse... I have never seen one person who says that and has actually adopted a baby. There are way more unwanted babies than there are willing, capable parents who are looking to adopt.