Why are legislators deciding when life begins?

[OAITW r.2.0]

Did they go to Medical School? Why would any State allow the collective ignorance of a few people decide these life and death issue?

[IngridsLittleAngel]

1. They think they're god

Whether it's deciding when life begins, or thinking they have the right to decide what gender a person is, these empty shells of humanity aren't happy if they're controlling and running other people's lives.

Freedom for me, not for thee - the QOP lullaby.

[IngridsLittleAngel]

23. I think you're transphobic

Your post sure as hell is.

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100215969127

[budkin]

2. Jesus told them

And that’s all that matters.

[TreasonousBastard]

3. Because they can. One of the more interesting artifacts of our version of democracy is that...

lawyers, or their bastard children in government, can now decide questions best decided by argument between scientists and philosophers.

[elleng]

9. 'lawyers, or their bastard children in government'

Thanks so much, for delivering this charge to us.


THIS: 'best decided by argument between scientists and philosophers.'

[TreasonousBastard]

10. I'm not sure where the sarcasm accusation is aimed.

[elleng]

14. NO thanks for designating 'we'

'lawyers, or their bastard children in government' with the difficult charge.

Quite correct to say: 'best decided by argument between scientists and philosophers.'

This was/is a 'hotly contested' aspect of Roe v. Wade. And, P.S., Justice Ginsburg, wasn't pleased with it either, but she advocated the 'task' should be handled in the states.

[TreasonousBastard]

17. OK, but I didn't mean to insult all lawyers , just that politicians should not decide how we...

should think. The ones who do carry that agenda have abandoned both humanity and the law.

My father, who went to Fordham U. and their law school, impressed upon me years ago the thinking process of those Jesuit lawyers and why they should be admired.

[Cheezoholic]

4. I thought you were going to say

why they are deciding when life begins when at the same time they are deciding when life ends. After all, white men are the ultimate deciders when it comes to life AND death. They are amazing god like figures, to which all must bow to their supremacy. I'm with you and I'M SO FUCKING SICK OF THIS SHIT!!!

[Tickle]

12. We have a pretty diversed

make up where I live. The importance of voting

[JHB]

5. Becase they and their backers...

...really WANT to!

It's a tool to for them to control people in general and women in particular. And they really want to do that.

All else is rhetoric.

[raccoon]

6. Not only that, but If their Teenage daughter or girlfriend or side chick

Teenage daughter or girlfriend or side chick got pregnant they’d arrange for her to have an abortion in a Tennessee minute.

[Tickle]

13. The baby would be

born in a TN minute 😁

[Lunabell]

7. Jewish law says it's at first breath.

Where's the jewish religious rights? Why are the x-tians getting to infringe on the Jews religious freedom? Hypocrites!

[TreasonousBastard]

15. Jewish religious rights? Surely you jest. Christianity is, of course, a direct descendant of...

Judaism. But so is Islam.

I don't know what Mohammed had to say about it all, but various places in the New Testament Jesus talks about how the old law is dead and he gave us the new law. The new law does not obsess over ritual but is much more difficult-- it depends upon our intent. We no longer have to follow rules, but we actually have to think about what we do.

Not quite the way things have worked out.

[Lunabell]

25. I'm not sure what you're point is.

But I assure you that I am not really concerned with religious freedom or anyone's jesus, mohammed, thor zeus etc... It's all the same bullshit to me.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

8. They heard voices

... telling them fetuses are more precious than live brown children.

[modrepub]

16. Two Things You'll Never Hear A Politician Say

"I was wrong" and "I don't know".

And that's where the problems are.

[Emile]

18. I know 72 years ago according to my birth certificate it was the day of my first breath

of oxygen. If Republicans can make something political, they will. Hell they even turned a deadly pandemic into something about partisan freedom.

[displacedtexan]

21. Even if "parents" knew exactly when you're conceived...

Would they gather loved ones together every year and serve cake?

[multigraincracker]

19. Why is it called Birthday?

IDK either.

[LastDemocratInSC]

20. They won't get money from donors otherwise.

Their job is to read the script that was handed to them.

[Mariana]

22. They're representing their constituencies.

This is what their voters and their donors want them to do.

[SYFROYH]

24. Well, legal personhood is a legislative matter.

Defining it at birth has served us well.