(06-27-2015 10:23 AM)Owl 69/70/75 Wrote:  Here's the way I view abortion. Life begins at conception. That means the fetus has rights. So does the mother. In the beginning, the rights of the mother outweigh the rights of the unborn fetus. At some point, the rights of the fetus take over. Seems to me that viability is a pretty good place to draw the dividing line. And that line can move a bit with extenuating circumstances, like rape or health of the mother.

I think that puts you and me in the same place, Okie, and I'm pretty comfortable with everything you had to say.

"The health of the mother" can be construed too liberally. A doctor can say the mother "might someday suffer anxiety due to carrying the baby to full term", opening the door to a late term abortion. That would be repulsive.