political : CONSTRUCTIVELY ADDRESSING THE ABORTION ISSUE [+] serious ballot by Cathexis created Sat Nov 06, 04 For deacdes, the US has been in bitter controversy over the issue of Abortion. Sides are polarized: For or Against. Black or White. You're with us or against us. IMO, both sides had good points. One side asserted the religious aspects: They believe life starts at conception. The other noted rights ... a woman's control of her own body, does life really start at conception, etc.? However, few people exhibited patience to hear or consider the other side, in their zeal to get their own way. Or they considered it a two-option decision. The question occurs to me: If we listened to and respected the concerns of The Opposition, might we not find some third alternative? For example, would you be in favor of funding research on the following initiative: Research to develop a process to remove an embryo or fetus from a woman's uterus *BUT* keep it alive and viable, so it could fully develop and live as a human? Yes, this raises a host of additional issues (legal responsibilities, who will raise, costs to sustain, etc.), BUT ... * This would substitute for cases where the woman wasn't willing to bring the fetus to term anyway, the alternative would be an abortion. Thus, from one perspective, a (quote-unquote) life is saved. * The woman maintains control over her own body and is not forced to deliver a child to term. So ... would you favor research to develop such a procedure, and to work out the legal/ethical framework to institute it? Yes: Seems to address all of the major issues No: Doesn't require the woman to take responsibility No: Leave steh woman open to too much responsibility No: Costs would be too great No: Too many potential emotional entanglements No: Ensuing ethical challenges are too great No, for a variety of reasons Ballot #57584 : SEE RESULTS Comment: show your vote with comment?

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