Thu Aug 13 17:09:24 PDT 2009
Facebook is eating my personal 'update' time. So let me just take a little time to put a few things on the record here. I'm not sure any of this is written down anywhere, so here goes.
In general, I am pro-life, mostly in the Catholic sense. The Republican party has hijacked the pro-life movement in the last decade or so to mean something more narrow than it should. I'm pro-life, through and through. I don't believe in the death penalty. I'm generally anti-war. I believe that a theoretically viable fetus has basic human rights, including the right to live. I do not believe that sperm and egg cells represent independent life; in that way I diverge from most Catholics. My opposition to abortion is a sliding scale; I'm mildly uncomfortable with it immediately after conception. I fully stand against it at the point of theoretical viability. I oppose abortion for unwanted pregnancies. I believe the Christian church should practice what it preaches and create a formal, efficient and comprehensive system that FULLY supports the mothers of unwanted pregnancies. I am personally torn about how to handle pregnancies that are dangerous to the mother. The mother, seeking the Creator's will, should decide how best to proceed.
In the same way, I'm an Environmentalist. To me, working to keep the earth from killing tens of millions, or more, is the most pro-life path anyone can walk.
I tend to vote for the Democratic Party. This is difficult for me, since the party is pro-choice, which I believe is anti-life. The bigger issue is environmentalism. The Democratic Party screws environmental policies up less than the Republican Party, and so I must vote for Democrats. As a plus, modern Democrats tend to be anti-death penalty and anti-war.
I could write extensively about each one of these views; maybe later. :)
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