| I base my objection to Roe on the obvious fallacy of the absolute right to privacy. The Constitution itself refers to circumstances when privacy may be violated, according to due process of law, as when a search warrant is obtained. Additionally, it need not be the case that a consensus on the beginning of human life develop. All that must be shown is that there is a state interest in banning the practice. I would consider the "slippery slope", eroding respect for human life, especially in infancy, to suffice. I personally would advocate treating first trimester abortion fairly leniently, given the arguments that can arise about the harm at that stage. I would restrict sanctions to fines of the those who performed the abortion, with a limit after which the license would be pulled. And, of course, I would make exceptions for incest, rape, and serious danger to the mother. I would treat late term abortions as infanticide, and mid- term abortions by more harshly than one, but less so than the other. The main thing is that I think it belongs back in the state houses as a matter for political debate........... |
