[Magdalen] pondering politics

[Grace Cangialosi]

Of course, to be perfectly consistent, opposing abortion on the grounds that it is murder means also opposing the death penalty. But some of the most rabid opponents of abortion are also rabid supporters of the death penalty. Go figure...
No, I don't know anyone, including me, who considers abortion to be a good thing. There may be times when it is the preferable option among several bad ones. And it is not up to me or the lawmakers to make that decision.

> On Jul 9, 2016, at 2:16 PM, James Oppenheimer-Crawford <oppenheimerjw at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> ​No argument there.  I do not think that is the problem, since killing any
> other human being would be murder.
> Abortion has never been treated as murder.  There have been very few
> attempts to define abortion as murder, and none have passed muster, and for
> good reason. Even the most extreme opponents of abortion do not generally
> attempt to define abortion as murder​.
> 
> ​Obviously, in a world with many varying attitudes and wildly assorted
> opinions, there are going to be those who believe abortion is murder, but
> then others just as passionately believe that it is not.  These are now a
> solid majority. Some people are frustrated (when they don't get their way)
> with the rule by majority decision, but it's the best process we have thus
> far.​
> 
> I do not know anyone who favors abortion; however, when it comes to making
> decisions about an individual, it is best left to the person involved to
> determine how they settle the matter. How and what they decide is none of
> our business.
> 
> If we would pray to end abortion perhaps we would also be wise to pray to
> end the systemic evils that cause crippling poverty and hopeless lives.
> 
> James W. Oppenheimer-Crawford
> *“A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved,
> except in memory. LLAP**”  -- *Leonard Nimoy
> 
>> On Sat, Jul 9, 2016 at 11:00 AM, Sibyl Smirl <polycarpa3 at ckt.net> wrote:
>> 
>> ​
>> I believe that we have the right to reproduce and raise children, or not,
>> as we please, but I do not believe that that includes the right to kill
>> another existing human being
>> ​.
>>