tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3892857592788649371.post2939279705905986257..comments2021-09-04T09:34:11.521-07:00Comments on Signs and Shadows: When ideologies collideCatholicGuyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09129339825000536287noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3892857592788649371.post-2555413141421957152012-10-12T08:11:41.374-07:002012-10-12T08:11:41.374-07:00Thanks for stopping by!
In regards to your questi...Thanks for stopping by!<br /><br />In regards to your questions I will try to answer as best as I can.<br /><br />1. Even in the cases of rape, abortion is not an option. I am not sure in principle how murdering a child for what the father did is justice in any sense of the term. Having said that, I am all for assisting the woman who had to go through such a horrific act and finding ways to help her, not to mention forcing the father to pay for support. In fact from what I've read it is actually recommended that the woman brings the child to term rather than abortion, which can cause additional stress.<br /><br />2. An ectopic pregnancy is an illustration of the concept of double effect. Basically a morally neutral action, such as removing infected tissue from a mother caused by such a pregnancy, is not a direct abortion. It is a foreseen consequence. SO in this limited case an abortion is caused by the removal of the tissue, which is morally acceptable.<br /><br />3. An abortion caused by Plan B is still an abortion because it is a directed act to prevent pregnancy. However, in very limited cases, such as rape, as long as conception has not been detected, Plan B can be administered to my knowledge. My understanding is that protocol in Catholic hospitals states this is one case where Plan B can be administered.CatholicGuyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09129339825000536287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3892857592788649371.post-42129001346194145912012-10-11T18:52:36.092-07:002012-10-11T18:52:36.092-07:00An interesting article - I'm just curious on y...An interesting article - I'm just curious on your opinion of the morality of the more morally ambiguous sides of abortion: (1)What about abortions for women who have been raped? I bet it doesn't take much imagination to think what kind of damage that further does to that poor woman - and think about going through life knowing your father was a man who violently raped your mother. (2) ectopic pregnancy - that is a life, but not viable life (usually). In the overwhelming number of those cases the mother will die if she attempts to carry to term. But do you force mothers to attempt to carry for that 1/1,000 chance at a live birth? (3) plan B - This drug supposedly does not allow eggs to be released, but if they are they will be able to implant. The research supports the idea that usually no abortion takes place, but the secondary mechanism of the drug would cause an abortion if the primary mechanism failed. I am wondering your stance on the morality of this drug independently from your stance on birth control - just your opinion on it in terms of abortion.<br /><br />I find taking personal moral stances on these 3 issues to be very murky and am interested in your opinions and justifications.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com