Libertarian anarchist dares to talk about abortion


Good thoughts about one of the most divisive issues in America today

I'm probably going to vote for Sarah Palin or Kent McManigal come November. And if you haven't heard of either of those two worthies, you SHOULD have. Kent wrote a straight forward bit on abortion that is worth your time. Here's a few samples of his thinking.

First off, I will say that no one, including me, knows for certain if abortion is right or wrong, they just think they do. That is because there is not enough scientific data to make a truly rational decision. Emotions on both sides cloud the mind and make coherent thought difficult.

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This brings us to the religious objections. Almost all objections to abortion are at the core religious objections, which is fine until you try to impose your religion on someone else who does not share your same religious views. Murder is wrong, but opinion is divided if abortion qualifies as murder. Not that "majority opinions" should decide any issue for anyone. It seems to come down to whether or not you believe humans have "souls". And if they do have souls, are those souls installed at conception or sometime later?

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I would not use public funds to finance abortions or any other medical procedures, because there is no such thing as "public funds"; it is all stolen ("tax") money.

Go read. Go think. Go make up your own mind.

— NeoWayland

Posted: Tue - July 29, 2008 at 01:14 PM  Tag


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