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Women’s March

Monday, October 4, 2021
Photo by BRAND SELVIA, Staff Writer
Amy Lynn Bird of Greencastle and Brittany Ulrey of Cloverdale stand with a group of women gathered on the Courthouse Square to advocate for abortion rights Saturday afternoon. The demonstration was one of a few in Indiana to coincide with the Women’s March held in Washington, D.C.
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  • DPR - pro-life libertarian?

    -- Posted by BJCP96 on Tue, Oct 5, 2021, at 10:00 PM

  • Oh boy, this one could get interesting. On many levels.

    -- Posted by Koios on Tue, Oct 5, 2021, at 10:11 PM

  • What does the BG consider a "few"? There were demonstrations in cities and small towns throughout the state.

    -- Posted by unbiased on Tue, Oct 5, 2021, at 10:14 PM
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    DPR - I thought you believed in freedom of choice regarding your body, for example to not get vaccinated. Or is it that you just support freedom of choice when it aligns with your choice / preference? Sounds a tad hypocritical....Classic playbook.

    #NSLLPRWNJBCPB

    -- Posted by RSOTS on Tue, Oct 5, 2021, at 10:16 PM
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    I see people here have opinions. I've got opinions as well.

    The US Supreme Court gave one on January 22,1973.

    -- Posted by Bunny1E on Tue, Oct 5, 2021, at 10:47 PM

  • so those who think all should be vaccinated believe in individual rights in this case and those who don't believe in vaccination requirements don't.

    Oh, the dilemma's we weave.

    On a serious note, comparing the two, no matter the side you are on, is intellectually immature. The two situations are different.

    Or, are they?

    So, in one case, some want personal freedom while others say that freedom brings harm to others.

    In the other case, others say we want personal freedom while others say that freedom bring harm to others.

    Soooooo, in the famous words of BJ, both sides talking out of both sides of their mouth.

    Oh, the dilemma.

    I choose not to go on as the can of worms that both issues opens is beyond reasonable conversation. FACT!!!

    -- Posted by beg on Tue, Oct 5, 2021, at 11:10 PM

  • Get the Vaccine! Save Lives! But that doesn't go for babies, right?

    What about FATHER'S RIGHTS? Let's hear the lame excuses for not giving the father's any rights.

    -- Posted by Jaxks on Tue, Oct 5, 2021, at 11:17 PM
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    LOL - Some of you are very predictable.

    Science! (with a bit of math thrown in.)

    Baby (whether inside or outside the womb) is 50% genetically mom, and 50% genetically dad...100% genetically baby.

    So, "my body, my choice" fails simple logic. Baby is an entirely separate entity from mom & dad.

    (And then what about clones? Should you be able to kill your clone? It is genetically identical to you, but it isn't you. If it lived and was allowed the freedom to live, it couldn't simply relive your life. It would have its own life and its own existence. For the record, I do not support the science of cloning. It is a relatable ethical question. )

    And as Jaxks points out, there is a large amount of injustice that goes along with a "mother's right to choose".

    That baby isn't just the mother's baby...it is also the father's baby.

    Why does the mother get to unilaterally decide whether or not to be a parent?

    The father gets no choice on either side - abortion or pay for 18 years depending on what the mother wants to do.

    And just for fun... the Hippocratic Oath. Y'know, the Oath taken by practitioners of medicine. It says, "I will not give a lethal drug to anyone if I am asked, nor will I advise such a plan; and similarly I will not give a woman a pessary to cause an abortion." (https://www.nlm.nih.gov/hmd/greek/greek_oath.html)

    Now, why do you think that the part about abortion is on the same line as the part about administering lethal drugs?

    Maybe it has something to do with the concept of "do no harm" and the idea of preserving life, not taking one?

    There is more, for instance its effects on society by its cheapening of life.

    But if these don't move you to honestly consider your position, I doubt anything would.

    I am "libertarian-leaning" by thought (classical liberal), and yes, I am pro-life by my faith.

    -- Posted by dreadpirateroberts on Wed, Oct 6, 2021, at 7:45 PM
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