Georgia Governor Approves Ban On Abortions After 20 Weeks With No Exception For Rape Or Incest

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89. The problem is not imaginary

The state has an obligation to protect life, and to find a balancing point between the self determination of the mother and the human rights of the fetus.

If women were having abortions at 39 weeks, would a law against that be 'magic problem'? I say no, no more than the murder of a one year old child is a 'magic problem'. The state has an obligation to protect the human rights of both.

Does the state have the obligation to protect the human rights of a 1 week fetus? There is great debate about that, so the answer is presently no. But somewhere in the middle, the state has to draw a line in the sand.

These are not abstract arguments, or made up problems. No 'proof' is needed to establish the state's obligation to protect life. There should be no argument about that. A discussion about where the line is drawn is merited...but back to the original post I responded to, where the poster said the sponsors of the law were 'pro-rapist'....that, in fact, is 'made up'. Nobody is pro-rapist, or trying to do a variety of other horrible things to anyone. Sure, I will agree that the sponsors of this bill probably do want to completely ban abortion...but the bill was passed in GA. It can't be that far out in left field (if the legislature of GA is representative of the people). Its an adjustment to the maximum gestation time, not an outright ban. To scream the sky is falling, every time a small change is made, makes you look alot harder for help when it actually does descend.