Feel free to to let me know if this post goes too far. I must admit I have some skin in the game as a father of five, one of whom has special needs, and who we were told we should "terminate" while we had the chance (in Washington). I normally simply enjoy the articles posted here, occasionally chiming in when I feel I can speak substantially on a matter--I also very much appreciate the respectful and competent discussion. It's been a while, but I must comment on this. Apologies for the somewhat scattershot approach, I am on an airplane with little battery life.
This article from the more left-leaning Slate raises the question "Why not infanticide?" specifically referencing an academic paper here. In Belgium, child euthanasia is legal, and it is being considered in more countries. This also coincides with my admittedly conversations with people at various political rallies on the subject of abortion, where I have regularly interacted with people that support abortion through full term, and beyond. I live very close to two universities, which could have something to do with it.
All this to say, this infanticide blurb is not absurd, it is fact. Kermit Gosnell is disparaged only because he was caught. Planned Parenthood support among the Democractic mainstream has hardly abated despite clear evidence (regardless of your opinion about how it was obtained) that it is allowing abortion far past the legal gestational age. We have ethicists debating the whether or not being born is a valid demarcation between living or not.
It is also true that some Republicans believe abortion to be wrong regardless of situation. It comes down to what you believe a fetus to be: a child, created in the image of God, or a non-viable lump of tissue, suddenly granted the dignity of being human by passing through the birth canal.
For perspective, and full disclosure, I am not a Republican (leaning far more libertarian), and I despise Trump almost as much as I abhor Clinton. I also believe that Gary Johnson is a Libertarian in name only, a Liberal in trendy Libertarian clothing.
Anyway, I very much want to interact respectfully and honestly, in-line with the way everyone here carries themselves.
Cheers,
B.Shaw