Comments on: Fetal-American rights now!

By: CP

CP — Sun, 21 Nov 2004 11:52:07 +0000

Hi Robyn. I am a pro-life, though I really hate the word “pro-lifer” because it sounds like “bible-thumper” or something. I am not a Christian or a Republican. So yea, I don’t have a sticker.

I don’t really understand why it is so hard for people to wrap their head around the idea that someone can have an opinion that is traditionally conservative without it being based in Christian doctrine. Not talking to you, chutney. I know you’re more than capable. Now, evil chutney … he seems to be a bit of a polarist (I think I just made that word up. It means a person who like to polarize issues).

Instead of trying to write a “crafty comment pretending to come from the perspective of an abused fetal american,” you might just read some testimonies of people (former fetuses) who survived their mother’s abortion attempt. Here are some: http://members.tripod.com/~joseromia/survivors.html

By: Rotten Robyn

Rotten Robyn — Sun, 21 Nov 2004 03:11:42 +0000

Of course the first comment you would get would be from a pro-lifer. No doubt refreshing their internet browser every 5 minutes waiting to go on attack to support the rights of the unborn. I bet they also have one of those clever “vote the bible” bumber stickers. I would write up some crafty comment pretending to come from the perspective of an abused fetal american, but hey – I’m tired and just not that creative. Sorry. Maybe next time.

By: chutney

chutney — Thu, 18 Nov 2004 14:45:19 +0000

First, a disclaimer: The owners of this site take no responsibility for the actions of Evil Chutney, who hacks into this site and whose posts we are powerless to edit or delete. That said, Evil Chutney sometimes speaks wisdom amidst his rantings, and I’m not sure we’d delete his comments if we could.

Since I’m not the author of the post, I can only speculate, but I think the post was directed to just those self-righteous leaders of the movement, not the movement as a whole. In the same vein as those self-righteous leaders actively harassing abortion providers and their families. Along the lines of “turnabout is fair play.”

I also don’t think Evil Chutney was implying anything about pro-lifers being hicks. Although I imagine that if he thought he’d get a rise out of anyone for doing so, he would have said so explicitly. (He’s a bit of an ass that way.)

I’d agree, vaguely and in principle, that “anything valuing life deserves respect.” The crucial question for me is do different forms and stages of life deserve different forms and stages of respect. For me, the value of life is not absolute or uniform, except in some vague, abstract sort of way.

By: CP

CP — Thu, 18 Nov 2004 13:33:44 +0000

I respect your right to your pro-choice opinion, and also your disdain for self-righteousness, however, as a believer in fetal-rights, I have to take issue with your implied stance that the idea that fetuses are people too is silly (“so are my cats”). I think it is a shame problem when liberals treat this issue in a comical way, or imply that only right-wing religious hicks are pro-life. Just because some pro-life people are sometimes closed-minded doesn’t mean you should disrespect the movement. Anything valuing life deserves respect, even if you disagree.