tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13522238.post3551790307928098019..comments2024-03-14T11:50:14.761-04:00Comments on DarwinCatholic: Abortion and the Rape ExceptionDarwinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08572976822786862149noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13522238.post-47264981976630045882012-09-05T14:37:33.276-04:002012-09-05T14:37:33.276-04:00These pro-life politicians have got to be ready fo...These pro-life politicians have got to be ready for that question. Akin made a stupid comment to give himself emotional cover for his opinion. Here is what he should have said in my opinion:<br /><br />"For no other crime do we punish the child for the crime of the father. I do not support it in these cases either".<br /><br />Then you'd expect: "But, but, but..."<br /><br />"No 'buts'. You asked my opinion. That is what it is. I will comment no further on this subject".<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13522238.post-53666887941404085662012-08-28T18:37:05.119-04:002012-08-28T18:37:05.119-04:00Incest refers to sex between close family members ...Incest refers to sex between close family members (i.e. father-daughter, sister-brother) and such inbreeding can cause serious problems for the baby. I think it is still illegal to marry someone closer than a second cousin.Lois in Indynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13522238.post-44327632392979563452012-08-28T08:13:02.659-04:002012-08-28T08:13:02.659-04:00Jenny,
I've often wondered the same thing. My ...Jenny,<br />I've often wondered the same thing. My theory is that "rape and incest" is a phrase old enough that "rape" implied "forcible rape" and "incest" implied adult-child incest, which is what people assumed when they heard about children being molested. My grounds for thinking this are that I'm old enough to remember when it was a little controversial to call date rape "rape" without a modifier, and nobody imagined consensual incest. Heck, I remember when people avoided the word "rape" - you couldn't say it on tv - it was either "assault" or "molestation" depending on the age of the victim.The Opinionated Homeschoolerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07998448933609444830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13522238.post-63084814136889052482012-08-27T16:54:40.663-04:002012-08-27T16:54:40.663-04:00Maybe I'm thick, but I have never understood w...Maybe I'm thick, but I have never understood why there are three standard exceptions and not just two. Rape and life of the mother I get, but why is incest always thrown in there? I mean it was either incestuous rape which means it already would be covered or it wasn't. If it wasn't rape but a consensual relationship, why are the arguments for its inclusion held in higher regard than aborting disabled babies? Gross and random, I know...Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12507330852895229468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13522238.post-17922861881632836732012-08-27T08:45:12.355-04:002012-08-27T08:45:12.355-04:00I would think freakonomics figures are from the sa...I would think freakonomics figures are from the same whole cloth those back-alley abortion figures came from when the numbers were made up out of thin air.Lois in Indynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13522238.post-69908059814583844682012-08-27T00:22:02.195-04:002012-08-27T00:22:02.195-04:00I wonder if the pro-abortion-because-of-Freakonomi...I wonder if the pro-abortion-because-of-Freakonomics guy is also in favor of the death penalty. Charming Disarrayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15481799867576915560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13522238.post-83031103280057836722012-08-26T21:29:17.531-04:002012-08-26T21:29:17.531-04:00Love Razib's comment.
Now get back to writing...Love Razib's comment.<br /><br />Now get back to writing.entropynoreply@blogger.com