03 Dec '06 22:57>
Originally posted by no1marauderBaloney. You are being disingenous and untruthful like most anti-abortionists. The phrase "abortion on demand" has absolutely nothing to do with economic supply and demand; you're being absurd. I never yet heard an abortionist use the phrase "abortion on request" which is what you are pretending they mean by using the words "abortion on demand".
Baloney. You are being disingenous and untruthful like most anti-abortionists. The phrase "abortion on demand" has absolutely nothing to do with economic supply and demand; you're being absurd. I never yet heard an abortionist use the phrase "abortion on request" which is what you are pretending they mean by using the words "abortion on demand".
...[text shortened]... ot justified by the existence of prior, unreasonable restrictions on freedom.
As I explained, "demand" has more than one meaning. One can "pay on demand", there is "demand versus supply" and demand can also mean compel. The latter definition you seem to be fixated on. Abortion on demand does not have any connotations of compulsion. Of it did, the expression would be, "abortion by demand".
And no, and abortionist would never use the expression "abortion on request" because there is no medical difference between an abortion on demand, to an abortion after demand. Anti-abortionists created this distinction to describe those who can receive an abortion without informed counselling.
I did not use the slippery slope argument per se. I do not believe that by promoting abortion at three months, we will eventually be permitting abortion at 4 months, then 5 months, and so on. But rather that our attitude towards fetuses will change. Their existence is purely at a convenient time for the parent. This makes them expendable.
Comparing two medical procedures is not.
There are no "two medical procedures".
Self-autonomy over the confines of one's own body" does mean you are free to do anything with your own body (so long as it does not interfere with other's self-autonomy).
I think it sad that the self-autonomy of the fetus isn't even considered.
It's called "freedom"' are you familar with that term? Sadly, there are many unreasonable restrictions on this Fundamental Right (Note I didn't say abortion itself was a Fundamental Right; your juxaposition is a common fallacious tactic), but adding yet another one is not justified by the existence of prior, unreasonable restrictions on freedom.
I seriously thought that you were saying that abortion is part of our Fundamental Right. If it isn't though, why do you mention it?