Originally Posted by
OwlsFan
Based on the fact that it's 21 weeks in the UK and we have a habit of following the UK in most respects and there will be push for that. Of that I have no doubt.
Holocaust means destruction or slaughter on a mass scale. 56 million abortions worldwide last year. Looks like a holocaust to me. That's vile.
At least you acknowledge that they are babies - many YES voters just say they are fetuses. Yes, I do know someone who was a rape baby who people seem to think should have died because of who her father was (including many on the no side) . It brings home the reality of what a YES vote means. These are real people we are talking about.
Ah, the classic sure everyone else is doing it so why don't we. Once again the point about Euthanasia is misinterpreted. It is dealing with the argument that Irish women go to the UK for abortions, therefore we should have it here to save them the journey. I have seen that in so many arguments, particularly Varadkar's. Irish people go to Switzerland for euthanasia. Irish people go to Holland for drugs or prostitution. Should we make them legal here to save them the journey. The argument is whether abortion is right or wrong. Not whether we should make something available here because it's available elsewhere.
You (deliberately) misunderstand the point. Many of the YES posters say "stop policing women's bodies" with no other message. Taking that message to its extreme means a baby can be killed anytime up to its conception as otherwise the woman's body is being policed because apparently a baby is part of the body and not a separate entity in its own right. I am talking about the message - not the legislation.
The point, again ignored, is that "get rid" was not in the UK drama to shock but just as part of an overall conversation between two women and is obviously in common parlance. That is the way things will go. It was like talking about putting out the rubbish bin.
It's an emotive issue and one where I think people are entitled to air their views (on both sides) without being the subject of vituperative comments.