Why Conservatives "Should" Support Abortion

I I used to be as anti-abortion as the next conservative but
since it shows no sign of disappearing in the foreseable future,
I've decided to console myself with the postive aspects
of abortion.

Look at it this way, since it was legalized, upwards of
40 million abortions have been performed in this country.
Considering that liberals seem to overwhelmingly support
the practice, I figure the majority of abortions have been
performed on liberal women. This is where the good part
comes in. Of those 40 some odd million, it's likely that
at least 35 million of those aborted children would have
grown up to be liberals.

So in view of this, we should celebrate that liberals are
pro-choice and thus saving us the burden of
millions more of their ilk.

I do not know how the conservative wing backed itself into a position
of telling a woman what she can and cannot do with her own body.

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On one hand, conservatives supposedly don't like big government.

This is true.

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Yet, the only way to ban abortions en toto is through a federal law
banning abortions, since liberal states won't ban it within that state.

That wud not work,
inasmuch as chix cud still leave the nation to have them done.

It 'd be worth it.

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So, what's conservative about banning abortions??

Nothing is conservative about banning abortions.
Conservative means in keeping with the vu of the Founders.
There is no evidence that thay were hostile to abortions.

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Is the word conservative being misapplied to the abortion issue?

Yes.

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Possibly the abortion issue centers around religious, or ethical beliefs,
but not the conservatism that is anti-tax, anti-big government?

That 's a fact.

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What am I missing here?

I dunno; did u miss something ?

David

thats a rather flippant take on human life. How would you have liked to been aborted? answer that...
Its God's gift to us.. and if he never gives us anything else thats enough in itself.

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thats a rather flippant take on human life.

Its usually OK
to be flippant;
I am serious about the freedom of ANYONE
to defend himself or herself from any intruder, including human embryos.
Thay have NO right to be there,
extorting a manufacturing process, from their hostess against her will,
and later inflicting pain upon her.

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How would you have liked to been aborted? answer that...

OK.

I wud not like to have been aborted,
but what I like and what I dislike have no relevance
to what I have a RIGHT to have.
For instance, I may LIKE to date a particular beautiful chic,
but I have NO RIGHT to do so against her will.
For instance, I may LIKE to drive my neighbor 's Rolls Royce,
but I have NO right to drive it against his will.

I may well LIKE a lot of things, and dislike many others,
but my PREFERENCES have no effect upon my RIGHTS, nor upon anyone else 's corresponding duties.

David