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Originally posted by Pike1483
I see. I wasn't aware of that California law. Another question, do you see the unborn child as a life? I'm just having trouble grasping the concept of "it's a human life in this situation, but it's not a human life in this situation." I'm seriously not trying to start a big abortion argument thread, I'm just interested in the topic.
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I looked up the law for California and knew from people I've known who had still births that there is a defined point where parents have to name the baby and have a funeral, etc. When arguing something like that in court, basing the decision on that law makes sense to me. It seems to be when the law defines the fetus as a human life.
I am personally of the belief that if the fetus isn't viable outside the womb, it's not yet human life. Lacey was 34 weeks pregnant, which is almost always viable outside the womb. BUT, keep in mind that pro-choice doesn't mean that you agree with abortion in any and all circumstances up until the birth either. Some pro-choice people believe that third trimester abortions are wrong except in medical emergencies. Some believe that second trimester abortions are wrong, except in medical emergencies. Some believe that all abortions are wrong, but that they shouldn't force their belief systems on someone else. Some simply recognize that abortions happen whether they are legal or not and that keeping it legal keeps it safer for the mother than back alley abortions. A pro-choice person can believe that it would never the right solution for them, but that they shouldn't make that choice for everybody else.
I'm not sure there is any way to avoid this being an abortion thread...
Dee