CPT Asshole

Abortion issue perfect example of polarization

Abortion is one of the few issues that provide a clear example of polarization in America today. You're either on one side or the other, there's not much room for middle ground. When this happens, examples of extremism on both sides are easy to find.

Murder is always killing, but killing is not always murder. We allow, and justify killing other humans for self defense, in wars, and to save and/or protect innocent life. Besides these instances of killing other humans, every human being must eat in order to live. Everything we eat, whether plant or animal, was killed before, or while we eat it. Many people do not think about this, especially those who claim to value all life, and refuse to eat meat (while conveniently ignoring, or refusing to accept, that the vegetables and plants they eat are forms of life that were killed for their meals). In order for us to live, something else must die. This applies to everyone alive, every day of our lives. I say this not to celebrate killing, but to acknowledge it. If killing is not acknowledged, then how can one ever be cleansed or forgiven?

The abortion issue has produced a very strange mindset in some people, who refuse to acknowledge that abortion is killing. They choose to believe that life does not begin at conception, therefore abortion is not killing. These extremists choose to believe they aren't killing anything, and act as if abortion is some sort of "procedure". On the other side are the extremists who say abortion is murder.

If abortion is killing, then no one except the mother has the right to kill her unborn child. For if a mother has reason, and decides to kill her unborn child, she deserves compassion, empathy, and our support. She does not need idiots calling her a murderer when she's facing the hardest decision she's ever made. Those who do not acknowledge that abortion is killing, do not deserve our compassion, empathy and support, for they don't need it. They don't believe they're killing anything, and if they accepted our support, they would have to admit they've been lying to themselves about killing their unborn child.

I support a woman's right to kill her unborn child, as long as she has reason, and acknowledges the killing. Those who believe abortion is not killing, are extremists on the opposite end of those extremists who believe abortion is murder.

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posted by cpt asshole @ 9:49 AM