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In reply to the discussion: Pennsylvania Mother Who Gave Daughter Abortion Pill Gets Prison - Reuters/HuffPo [View all]Feral Child
(2,086 posts)but not with the harshness of the sentence.
Also, I don't oppose "Big Government". I believe that the only justification for government at all is to protect the general public and provide services to the people. Unfortunately, our government is convinced that it exists to further the interests of the Elite.
I actually believe that all abortions should be provided by or funded by the government, and should be at the discretion of the specific woman involved, solely.
I also believe that government should oversee and regulate some activities, particularly medical care. I DO NOT want woo-peddlers or amateurs providing health care. I want doctors/nurses/et al to be tested, reviewed and licensed by the government.
To put that in a framework that your partisanship will understand, it's the only way to keep coat-hanger charlatans from destroying the lives of women who have a need for abortion. Allowing this woman's transgressions to go unchallenged would be granting carte blanche for the back-alley abortion mills to resurrect themselves.
Your blanket condemnation is intended to insult and belittle those with opposing viewpoints. I find that a bit shameful. Perhaps you could adjust your tone, in the interest of rational discussion.