Comments on: Latest Pajama’s Media Column: An Abortion Opinion Guaranteed To Irritate Everyone http://melissablogs.com/2009/07/07/latest-pajamas-media-column-an-abortion-opinion-guaranteed-to-irritate-everyone/ Information Pollination Thu, 24 May 2012 17:52:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Philo http://melissablogs.com/2009/07/07/latest-pajamas-media-column-an-abortion-opinion-guaranteed-to-irritate-everyone/comment-page-1/#comment-15602 Philo Wed, 08 Jul 2009 16:34:28 +0000 http://www.melissaclouthier.com/?p=14087#comment-15602 I read the Pajama's article, and a number of the comments. The opponents of abortion all appear to be calling it murder. They are saying that all abortion, being murder, is wrong. The definition of murder, according to Webster's Desk Dictionary, is: the unlawful killing of a human being with malice aforethought. Note the word unlawful. Presently, abortion is legal, so the opponents have no grounds for objection, unless they are inclined to say that all killing (in which case the distinction of "unlawful killing" would have no meaning) is wrong, or that they are appealing to a higher law. But the appealing to a "higher law" is their own choice. Not everyone subscribes to their "higher" law, and they have no right to try to impose their beliefs on others. Would those same opponents of abortion submit themselves to the dictates of Islam if it were to become the majority religion or ideological influence in this country? I seriously doubt it, yet that's the very position the anti-abortionists are expecting other's to adopt. I read the Pajama’s article, and a number of the comments. The opponents of abortion all appear to be calling it murder. They are saying that all abortion, being murder, is wrong. The definition of murder, according to Webster’s Desk Dictionary, is: the unlawful killing of a human being with malice aforethought. Note the word unlawful. Presently, abortion is legal, so the opponents have no grounds for objection, unless they are inclined to say that all killing (in which case the distinction of “unlawful killing” would have no meaning) is wrong, or that they are appealing to a higher law. But the appealing to a “higher law” is their own choice. Not everyone subscribes to their “higher” law, and they have no right to try to impose their beliefs on others. Would those same opponents of abortion submit themselves to the dictates of Islam if it were to become the majority religion or ideological influence in this country? I seriously doubt it, yet that’s the very position the anti-abortionists are expecting other’s to adopt.

]]> By: Leslie http://melissablogs.com/2009/07/07/latest-pajamas-media-column-an-abortion-opinion-guaranteed-to-irritate-everyone/comment-page-1/#comment-15598 Leslie Tue, 07 Jul 2009 21:45:09 +0000 http://www.melissaclouthier.com/?p=14087#comment-15598 Melissa, Nearly 30% of Coloradans voted for an outright ban in 08. I think the stats you are using are skewed. Melissa,

Nearly 30% of Coloradans voted for an outright ban in 08.

I think the stats you are using are skewed.

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