Date Posted:14:50:49 09/22/99 Wed Author: fate_777 Subject: Re: Missouri abortion bill In reply to:
Gabriel
's message, "Re: Missouri abortion bill" on 14:34:37 09/22/99 Wed
> > i did post this in the antichrist room too but
> thought
> > i would touch on it here too. Missouri which is where
> > I work passed a bill outlawing late term abortions,
> > and i think they define it as past 24 weeks is late
> > term. so on the surface it looks like a good bill,
> but
> > it has no provisions for incest, rape, or danger to
> > the mothers life, and wondered what people thought of
> > that. also there is a Missouri statute that allows
> for
> > anyone to use fatal force to stop a crime in progress
> > or to save their life, or the life on another. with
> > this bill, if someone observed a doctor performing a
> > late term abortion that is outlawed, under current
> > Missouri law they could kill the doctor and be within
> > the law to do so, the law was written mainly to
> > protect agains home invasions, but in this case they
> > are worried pro life activists will take it as a
> green
> > light to kill abortion doctors, so wanted to see what
> > you all thought of this. for the record i am againist
> > abortion, but do not think killing an abortion doctor
> > is the correct way to deal with the abortion issue, i
> > dont think god wants people to kill the doctors,
> > rather pray, and try and use legislation on this
> > issue, also wondered if any of you thought abortion
> > even late term should be allowed in rape cases and
> > cases which endanger the mothers life, im against
> > abortion but i think if it came down to abort the
> > baby, or both baby and mother would die, and it was
> my
> > wife and kid, i would rather have my wife still
> alive,
> > than to have to deal with the death of both of them,
> > but i honestly dont know what i would think if i was
> > put in that situation
> > love
> > Fate
>
> Hmmm... Interesting situation. I'd have to agree with
> you one the issue. I don't think a late abortion
> justifies murder. After all, "turn the other cheek",
> right? Do everything to prevent the abortion, but
> please, do not kill the doctor.
>
> I'm not sure I agree on your second statement. From a
> realistic perspective, I probably WOULD like my wife
> to have an abortion if her life and the babie's life
> were in danger. But from a theological perspective, I
> would trust in God to protect my wife from death, and
> allow the Lord's will to be done. I wouldn't urge or
> even advise my wife to get an abortion. On the
> contrary, I would probably warn against it. Rather, I
> would do all that I could to save my wife's life. If
> the Lord so willed, the she would live. If the Lord
> willed not, then she may die, but would probably be in
> a better place anyway, plus I wouldn't have committed
> murder. But again, this is theological speculation--
> realistically, my actions would probably differ.
>
> Peace and prayer,
> Gabriel
yeah I know I thought about that a long time, and even though I can say I would trust in god to save both of them, and let them both live, I dont know if I could actually do that, its hard enough if you lose a child, let alone to lose the child, and your spouse, so that would be a very hard decision to make.
fate
