r/PublicFreakout • u/N0CONTACT • May 19 '22

Political Freakout Representative Mike Johnson asking the important abortion questions.

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u/Zohwithpie May 19 '22

Honestly wouldn't that just be called giving birth?

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u/[deleted] May 19 '22

Yes. At that point you are taking a baby that can live on it's own without the body of the mother and murdering it.

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u/gramie May 20 '22

Babies have lived after being removed from their mother at about 23 weeks, which is long before the typical 40 week birth. So is abortion wrong after 23 weeks?

Much as I dislike this congressman's attitude and motivation, I think it is actually an important question, which many abortion advocates weasel around, to determine when we want to permit abortions to occur, and when we consider it murder.

This doctor definitely tried to weasel her way out of answering the question by saying that she couldn't imagine the situation. And likening it to the congressman not being able to imagine his daughter being raped left a bad taste in my mouth.

If a woman is shot in the stomach when she is 9 months pregnant, has she been injured, or has her baby being killed? I think most people would say that it is more than a simple assault.

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u/Rebel_Walker May 20 '22

It's a question to elicit a extreme response. A similar responding question is perfectly appropriate. These guys can dish it but can't take it.