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Cpl Thomas Kifer
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First and foremost, "ONE RACE...HUMAN". Second, when I join the Corps, I as we all did, took an oath. That oath to me meant I was honor bound to protect all those who could not protect themselves from harm. It's semantic to than say who has a right to our protection. Unfortunately all I can do is voice an opinion. And that in it's self is weak at best. Leaving alone my religious conviction, which are mine and not to placed on others, I'll leave it to God to decide if I made the right call. But to the question at hand, the woman, and in this case the young girl should have the ultimate choice as any woman should. I would rather always save the unborn, but it is not my choice, it is hers.
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PO1 Richard Cormier
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I missed that this was in India. We have no rights to tell another country what to do just as we have the right to tell the other countries NOT to tell us what to do. The following is based on this being in the USA:

For some reason, people feel that it is THEIR right to determine whether people should have medical procedures or not. The Abortion issue to me is STUPID. I personally would love that there would never be an abortion. Then again, I am a male and will never be impregnated.

My pet peeve is using abortion as Birth Control. Too many religious groups are ANTI birth control and also anti abortion. They also do NOT adopt.

In answer to the question... YES. Government should provide the service in cases of rape, incest, or when the mother would NOT be able to carry the infant to delivery (doctor determined). Government should NOT pay for abortions as birth control. That should be the financial burden of the two involved &/or their parents.

Banning birth control all together just ask people to back to the back alley and die so some people can sleep better knowing they are NOT responsible. Do NOT make abortion illegal. Let the Doctors decide if it too late, not the churches or legislators (we know they are hardly ever right). Do NOT make all abortions free either. It is NOT birth control unless YOU want to pay for it.

My $0.02. I know it will offend some, but a friend once told me it was OK to kill people at abortion clinics as it saved others lives. I told him we could debate when a life starts, but if you kill an adult, you just ended a known life. He had no problem with that and still call himself a "Christian".
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Capt Gregory Prickett
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There shouldn't even be a question on this. She's 10 years old, raped, and her life would be in danger. You abort the fetus, and then you repeal the 20-week law.

When you have doctors stating that she's not physically developed enough to carry a child to term, what's the f'ing question? You're going to risk the life of a 10 year old because of your religious beliefs? What kind of uncaring a-hole would do that?
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Cpl Jeff N.
Cpl Jeff N.
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This is in India. I am not sure they have a 20 week law to repeal.
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Capt Gregory Prickett
Capt Gregory Prickett
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Cpl Jeff N. - yeah, I know it is the state of India, and yes, they do have a 20-week law that can be repealed.
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I'd simply note that 20 weeks is the conservative point at which research suggests (not conclusively) that the fetus feels pain. I support, as noted elsewhere on this thread, a 20 week cutoff for abortions in general. There are exceptions as I also noted. The life/health of the mother (applicable here), the viability/health of the fetus, incest/rape (applicable here). I hope they keep their 20 week law ... it has a "loophole" for the endangered mother that I hope the Supreme Court applies.
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