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Maybe this will change a mind [W:223, 278,342, 805]

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The entire intent of my post went right over your head.

I was simply responding to Scrabaholic calling out another poster, demanding he give an example of an infant being torn apart. I did just that. I never said it was rampant, frequent, occasional or even rare - I simply pointed out it exists. I went on to say nothing is gained by playing semantic games and parsing language rather than dealing with the content of themes and thoughts.

It's a shame you misread my point entirely and dove right into the normal attack/defense posturing so tiresome in these abortion threads.
 
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EXACTLY, Y2L!

I can't understand why GOSNELL has become the STEREOTYPE for all abortion doctors. Pro-life Advocates love this guy for his evilness. HOWEVER...it's totally unnecessary to exemplify Gosnell's actions for any reason other than to speak directly about Gosnell being a murderous criminal. That is Gosnell claim to fame.

Actually, Gosnell''s actions really has nothing to do with the general discussions in the Abortion Forum. Threads in which Gosnell is brought up need to be posted in the LAW and ORDER FORUM.
 
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Another poster more interested in defending a posture than actually reading and responding to the post they're attacking.
 
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CanadaJohn said:
Another poster more interested in defending a posture than actually reading and responding to the post they're attacking.
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John, anytime I see Gosnell brought up...I find it to be nothing short of pro-life advocates wanting the imaginary of Gosnell's murderous, torturous, insane acts of atrocities to be associated with everyday abortions and the medical providers who practice in that field.

His actions are mutually exclusive from probably 99.9% of all other medical practitioners in the field.

There is a standing law called the Partial Abortion Birth Act of 2003. You might check it out.
 
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eohrnberger said:
Sangha, I just posted that it shouldn't. And yet you keep beating on me about it. WTF? Do you even read what I post?
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I asked you if it should be legal, and you said "It should not"

CanadaJohn said:
The entire intent of my post went right over your head.

I was simply responding to Scrabaholic calling out another poster, demanding he give an example of an infant being torn apart.
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The request was for an example of an infant being torn apart during an abortion, not after a live birth
 
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Well, your findings are wrong. And I don't need to check anything out - I wasn't making an abortion argument, for or against, I was responding to a challenge Scrabaholic made. You might want to check out what someone actually posts before you bring out the standard, irrelevant outrage and posturing talking points.

As for the "uniqueness" of Gosnell - you don't know any more than I do if it's unique or simply rare or worse and undiscovered. There isn't a government or justice agent in the room when every abortion is performed, so what's the basis for your 99.9% comment? Hell, I'd hope it was far better than that since there are millions of abortions every year and if 1 out of 1,000 is anything near what Gosnell was convicted of, that's an abomination.
 
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Ooh, I aim to please.

But my humanity is pretty much intact, I even used to run an self help group for recovering gambling addicts and I know a lot of Americans who would wholeheartedly disagree with you "whatever humanity you used to have is either totally gone, or very well hidden".

To discuss issues with people who often use irrational and incorrect comments (this is a general comment made to no-one in particular). And realizing what the facts and figures are focuses your ability to discuss on factual ground rather than illogical ones. You may think this is ignoring my own mind and heart but my posting here is evidence of heart and mind, my heart primarily goes out to women on whom people like you seem to wage a war on, at least when it comes to that woman's right to privacy and self determination.

This debate is about actual human rights, the rights of women all over the world and in the US and about interfering busybodies who want to interfere and stick their grubby little hands in women's private parts and rights.

I am very honest, I could not be any more honest and you may think need to come off my high horse, but then you do your best to get to an equal footing which does not trample all over the civil liberties and rights of American women.

Not your uterus, not your choice.
 
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Peter King said:
The issue is that ZEF is an actual acronym, you may not like it but that does not change the fact that ZEF is a real acronym/abbreviation.
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No in reality on planet Earth "ZEF" means nothing and confirms the absolute ignorance of anyone using it in earnest.
 
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year2late said:
Since they care for others fetuses (feti?) more than born children, I would think they would embrace the term.
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By all means, attempt to support this statement of abject retardation.
 
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I have no idea where you got those lies from but no it is not true.

Illinois had a born alive bill that required any born alive infant to receive life saving treatment.

There was a new bill that was proposed with different wording and then Senator Obama said he would not support that bill since Illinois already a bill requiring doctors to give life saving treatment to a born alive infant.

” The Truth Behind False, Outrageous Lies about Obama and ”Born Alive” Legislation

Here is the statement that was issued whe President Obama was a senator in Illinois

 
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I agree. The fact that his crimes seem to still be equated with legal abortion is rather odd.

I would be curious to know if in the case of a baby being born with a heartbeat after abortion (let us say at 19 weeks gestation) if the prolifers would insist on full care (attempt resuscitation) of that baby?

I just am curious if they realized there is a difference between DNR/comfort care and killing the baby. I think if they understood the vast difference, they would stop bringing up Gosnell.
 
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Ramfel made another (one of many) totally outrageous claims.

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But fetuses are being pulled apart, and guess what? They pull human arms and human legs out. You can say all you want that a fetus is not a baby, but I say it isl
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The claim was made that INFANTS are being pulled apart.
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An infant -- under anybody's dictionary is a fully born child.

Your implication is clear, John -- regardless of the actual number of practitioners who has or will commit the atrocities that Gosnell did. IN THE UNITED STATES, there is no proof that Gosnell is anything other than an exception to the common practice with virtually all other clinics and medical providers. There was really no need to bring Gosnell into the discussion. Ramfel loves to use words like INFANTS, CHILDREN, etc being pulled apart during an abortion. Nonsense...and that is a pro-life advocate's fantasy, at best. Gosnell has become pro-life advocates poster boy to demonize all clinics and practitioners.
 
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The left seems to like the facts checking of the Washington Post, so I'll rely on it here.

Did Obama deny rights to infants who survive abortion? - The Washington Post

From my reading, it basically calls the President a liar as it relates to his revisionist stance on the legislation that made it's way through the Illinois legislature.
 
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There is nothing special about Gosnell compared to his peers. He was scum who killed human beings for money, just like every other abortionist.
 
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sangha said:
I asked you if it should be legal, and you said "It should not"
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Err. Hmm. I revise my previous post which was in error. The intent was to assert that an abortion to save the mother's life should not be illegal.

Apologizes. Must have been late in the evening, that post.

sangha said:
The request was for an example of an infant being torn apart during an abortion, not after a live birth
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CanadaJohn said:
Yes, my implication is clear and yet it goes right over your head because it doesn't fit with the argument you dishonestly want to implicate me with.
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John, it would have been truly fitting for your following comments to be made:


BUT - prior to making that comment you had to throw in the comments about Gosnell (just more ugliness)and then add insult to injury by chucking rocks at Obama and a Senator for some 3rd trimester claim -- when the above would have pretty much made your point without you doing the same thing that you accuse other posters of doing in this Forum.
 
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That is not ripping them apart.




That is not ripping apart infants. There are no infants in uteruses. None.zero.zip.zilch.nada.


All that said, I think it's unfortunate that this OP is in the abortion forum subjected to the usual ugliness that necessarily follows.
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Agreed.
 
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Minnie, if a 20 week gestation infant were born alive in that situation, would heroics be required?

A baby who is born tragically early with a heart beat at 20 weeks, the parents would be allowed to elect comfort measures only.
 
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eohrnberger said:
Err. Hmm. I revise my previous post which was in error. The intent was to assert that an abortion to save the mother's life should not be illegal.

Apologizes. Must have been late in the evening, that post.



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Silent Scream - I remember that from when I was a teenager in the 1970s.
 
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CanadaJohn said:
The left seems to like the facts checking of the Washington Post, so I'll rely on it here.

Did Obama deny rights to infants who survive abortion? - The Washington Post
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And the Washinton Post ignored the fact that Illionios already had a born alive law in place when the new legislation was put to a vote in the Illinois sentence.

Other states did not have the same law however, so yes , some
"born alive" infants were not given care.

That was why a Federal law worded like the Illinois law was impotant.
And Obama said he would have supported a born alive bill that was worded like the Illinois law.

Now there is a federal born alive bill and infants that are born alive after an abortion attemp are given care.
And I am glad the Federal law was passed because giving a born alive infant care is the humane thing to do.
 
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year2late said:
Minnie, if a 20 week gestation infant were born alive in that situation, would heroics be required?

A baby who is born tragically early with a heart beat at 20 weeks, the parents would be allowed to elect comfort measures only.
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Yes, comfort care is care for a non viable preemie.

In fact the survival rate is less than 10 percent for those born less than 23 weeks gestation and the major disabilities are so high for those who survive that most US hospitals only give comfort care to any preemie born less than 23 weeks gestation.
 
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RamFel said:
Listen to yourself. Re-read your own post and tell me that you really believe that utter nonsense.

Oh and by the way, an excellent appeal to emotion. I'm impressed.
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I read my post regularly and I cannot see that I posted any nonsense here.

And my response was not meant to appeal to your emotion but to reality.
 
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RamFel said:
I am not trying to steal anything, and I am NOT VERY impressed by how you try to use women in an attempted appeal to emotion.
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How exactly is stating that you are trying to rob women of a civil and constitutional right "an attempted appeal to emotion". My response is one aimed reason and respect for women, not emotion.
 
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RamFel said:
Maybe not, but everything has a beginning.
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And for the rest of America and the world to make an end to that beginning (if there ever was a beginning to begin with).
 
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