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Re: New Texas Abortion Law

#26 Post by Bob78164 » Thu Sep 02, 2021 12:43 pm

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To the extent that it doesn't literally kill another human being 100% of the time, yes.
I don't consider something the size of a pomegranate seed a human being.
At what point do you consider an unborn child a human being?
That question is unanswerable because there's no such thing as an "unborn child." To be a child, the organism has to be born. I'm pretty sure you're referring to a fetus.

But in any event, that's the wrong question. The right question is at what point, if ever, does a woman lose the right to decide that her body cannot be conscripted against her will to support another organism. --Bob
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Re: New Texas Abortion Law

#27 Post by kroxquo » Thu Sep 02, 2021 12:49 pm

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I don't consider something the size of a pomegranate seed a human being.
Hmm
You're trolling, Bob. Obviously BiT does, which answers your original question to him. --Bob
Bob, I was wondering if you as a lawyer have any thoughts on my original post about standing. How do they justify a random stranger having standing to sue about an abortion that has no bearing on them? Or are they just ignoring this point of law?
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Re: New Texas Abortion Law

#28 Post by tlynn78 » Thu Sep 02, 2021 1:02 pm

Bob78164 wrote:
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I don't consider something the size of a pomegranate seed a human being.
At what point do you consider an unborn child a human being?
That question is unanswerable because there's no such thing as an "unborn child." To be a child, the organism has to be born. I'm pretty sure you're referring to a fetus.

But in any event, that's the wrong question. The right question is at what point, if ever, does a woman lose the right to decide that her body cannot be conscripted against her will to support another organism. --Bob
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Re: New Texas Abortion Law

#29 Post by Beebs52 » Thu Sep 02, 2021 1:08 pm

Bob78164 wrote:
Thu Sep 02, 2021 12:43 pm
BackInTex wrote:
Thu Sep 02, 2021 12:28 pm
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I don't consider something the size of a pomegranate seed a human being.
At what point do you consider an unborn child a human being?
That question is unanswerable because there's no such thing as an "unborn child." To be a child, the organism has to be born. I'm pretty sure you're referring to a fetus.

But in any event, that's the wrong question. The right question is at what point, if ever, does a woman lose the right to decide that her body cannot be conscripted against her will to support another organism. --Bob
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Re: New Texas Abortion Law

#30 Post by Bob Juch » Thu Sep 02, 2021 1:19 pm

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To the extent that it doesn't literally kill another human being 100% of the time, yes.
I don't consider something the size of a pomegranate seed a human being.
At what point do you consider an unborn child a human being?
When it could survive being born prematurely.
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Re: New Texas Abortion Law

#31 Post by Bob Juch » Thu Sep 02, 2021 1:22 pm

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https://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-life ... t-20045302

Apparently my pomegranate sized neural tube captured some shit to surprise me years later.
Interestingly, the Mayo Clinic says week six is four weeks after conception.
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Re: New Texas Abortion Law

#32 Post by Beebs52 » Thu Sep 02, 2021 1:28 pm

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https://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-life ... t-20045302

Apparently my pomegranate sized neural tube captured some shit to surprise me years later.
Interestingly, the Mayo Clinic says week six is four weeks after conception.
So you think the Texas law should indicate 2 weeks.
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Re: New Texas Abortion Law

#33 Post by Bob78164 » Thu Sep 02, 2021 2:09 pm

kroxquo wrote:
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Hmm
You're trolling, Bob. Obviously BiT does, which answers your original question to him. --Bob
Bob, I was wondering if you as a lawyer have any thoughts on my original post about standing. How do they justify a random stranger having standing to sue about an abortion that has no bearing on them? Or are they just ignoring this point of law?
Subject to the constraints of the state constitution, states can set more or less any standing rules they want. --Bob
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Re: New Texas Abortion Law

#34 Post by Bob78164 » Thu Sep 02, 2021 2:14 pm

tlynn78 wrote:
Thu Sep 02, 2021 1:02 pm
Bob78164 wrote:
Thu Sep 02, 2021 12:43 pm
BackInTex wrote:
Thu Sep 02, 2021 12:28 pm
At what point do you consider an unborn child a human being?
That question is unanswerable because there's no such thing as an "unborn child." To be a child, the organism has to be born. I'm pretty sure you're referring to a fetus.

But in any event, that's the wrong question. The right question is at what point, if ever, does a woman lose the right to decide that her body cannot be conscripted against her will to support another organism. --Bob
When will you fools learn that you MUST clear your questions with Bobbo the Wonder Lawyer before posting?
I've noticed that you have a habit of mocking questions, usually in in personam terms, when you don't have an answer. I guess that's the professional politician in you -- when you don't want to answer a question, try to change the subject.

When do you think a woman loses the right to decide that her body cannot be conscripted against her will to support another organism? --Bob
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Re: New Texas Abortion Law

#35 Post by tlynn78 » Thu Sep 02, 2021 2:17 pm

Bob78164 wrote:
Thu Sep 02, 2021 2:14 pm
tlynn78 wrote:
Thu Sep 02, 2021 1:02 pm
Bob78164 wrote:
Thu Sep 02, 2021 12:43 pm
That question is unanswerable because there's no such thing as an "unborn child." To be a child, the organism has to be born. I'm pretty sure you're referring to a fetus.

But in any event, that's the wrong question. The right question is at what point, if ever, does a woman lose the right to decide that her body cannot be conscripted against her will to support another organism. --Bob
When will you fools learn that you MUST clear your questions with Bobbo the Wonder Lawyer before posting?
I've noticed that you have a habit of mocking questions, usually in in personam terms, when you don't have an answer. I guess that's the professional politician in you -- when you don't want to answer a question, try to change the subject.

When do you think a woman loses the right to decide that her body cannot be conscripted against her will to support another organism? --Bob
It's pretty clear I think ending an innocent human life is wrong. The VAST majority of abortions are for pregnancies resulting from consensual sex - not exactly conscription. I generally save my mocking for deserving fools. And there is a difference between not having and answer and not being interested in trying to enlighten the willfully stupid.
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Re: New Texas Abortion Law

#36 Post by Bob78164 » Thu Sep 02, 2021 2:25 pm

tlynn78 wrote:
Thu Sep 02, 2021 2:17 pm
Bob78164 wrote:
Thu Sep 02, 2021 2:14 pm
tlynn78 wrote:
Thu Sep 02, 2021 1:02 pm
When will you fools learn that you MUST clear your questions with Bobbo the Wonder Lawyer before posting?
I've noticed that you have a habit of mocking questions, usually in in personam terms, when you don't have an answer. I guess that's the professional politician in you -- when you don't want to answer a question, try to change the subject.

When do you think a woman loses the right to decide that her body cannot be conscripted against her will to support another organism? --Bob
It's pretty clear I think ending an innocent human life is wrong. The VAST majority of abortions are for pregnancies resulting from consensual sex - not exactly conscription. I generally save my mocking for deserving fools. And there is a difference between not having and answer and not being interested in trying to enlighten the willfully stupid.
So you think that as soon as a woman has consensual sex (no matter what form of birth control she's using that may have failed), she gives up the right to decide that her body cannot be conscripted against her will to support another organism. Got it.

Edited to add: It does lead me to wonder, though, why you're okay with what you consider to be "ending an innocent human life" if the sex was not consensual. Or are you also opposed to an exception for rape or incest? --Bob
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Re: New Texas Abortion Law

#37 Post by tlynn78 » Thu Sep 02, 2021 2:29 pm

Bob78164 wrote:
Thu Sep 02, 2021 2:25 pm
tlynn78 wrote:
Thu Sep 02, 2021 2:17 pm
Bob78164 wrote:
Thu Sep 02, 2021 2:14 pm
I've noticed that you have a habit of mocking questions, usually in in personam terms, when you don't have an answer. I guess that's the professional politician in you -- when you don't want to answer a question, try to change the subject.

When do you think a woman loses the right to decide that her body cannot be conscripted against her will to support another organism? --Bob
It's pretty clear I think ending an innocent human life is wrong. The VAST majority of abortions are for pregnancies resulting from consensual sex - not exactly conscription. I generally save my mocking for deserving fools. And there is a difference between not having and answer and not being interested in trying to enlighten the willfully stupid.
So you think that as soon as a woman has consensual sex (no matter what form of birth control she's using that may have failed), she gives up the right to decide that her body cannot be conscripted against her will to support another organism. Got it. --Bob
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Re: New Texas Abortion Law

#38 Post by Beebs52 » Thu Sep 02, 2021 2:39 pm

I find "conscripted...another organism" sorta creepy. Consensual isn't conscription.
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Re: New Texas Abortion Law

#39 Post by Bob78164 » Thu Sep 02, 2021 2:40 pm

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I find "conscripted...another organism" sorta creepy. Consensual isn't conscription.
If the woman doesn't want to be pregnant, her body's being conscripted. If she does want to be pregnant, she's not looking for an abortion (unless her life or health are endangered).

Or are you saying that women don't have the right to change their mind after getting pregnant? --Bob
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Re: New Texas Abortion Law

#40 Post by Beebs52 » Thu Sep 02, 2021 3:08 pm

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I find "conscripted...another organism" sorta creepy. Consensual isn't conscription.
If the woman doesn't want to be pregnant, her body's being conscripted. If she does want to be pregnant, she's not looking for an abortion (unless her life or health are endangered).

Or are you saying that women don't have the right to change their mind after getting pregnant? --Bob
I think life/health are legitimate discussions. Convenience, no.
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Re: New Texas Abortion Law

#41 Post by tlynn78 » Thu Sep 02, 2021 3:09 pm

Bob78164 wrote:
Thu Sep 02, 2021 2:40 pm
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Thu Sep 02, 2021 2:39 pm
I find "conscripted...another organism" sorta creepy. Consensual isn't conscription.
If the woman doesn't want to be pregnant, her body's being conscripted. If she does want to be pregnant, she's not looking for an abortion (unless her life or health are endangered).

Or are you saying that women don't have the right to change their mind after getting pregnant? --Bob
Sadly, they do have the legal right to change their mind and end an innocent human life
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Re: New Texas Abortion Law

#42 Post by Bob Juch » Thu Sep 02, 2021 3:27 pm

tlynn78 wrote:
Thu Sep 02, 2021 3:09 pm
Bob78164 wrote:
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Beebs52 wrote:
Thu Sep 02, 2021 2:39 pm
I find "conscripted...another organism" sorta creepy. Consensual isn't conscription.
If the woman doesn't want to be pregnant, her body's being conscripted. If she does want to be pregnant, she's not looking for an abortion (unless her life or health are endangered).

Or are you saying that women don't have the right to change their mind after getting pregnant? --Bob
Sadly, they do have the legal right to change their mind and end an innocent human life
The vast majority of abortions are not because of convenience. They're because of rape, failure of birth control, or abnormalities.
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Re: New Texas Abortion Law

#43 Post by tlynn78 » Thu Sep 02, 2021 3:31 pm

Bob Juch wrote:
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If the woman doesn't want to be pregnant, her body's being conscripted. If she does want to be pregnant, she's not looking for an abortion (unless her life or health are endangered).

Or are you saying that women don't have the right to change their mind after getting pregnant? --Bob
Sadly, they do have the legal right to change their mind and end an innocent human life
The vast majority of abortions are not because of convenience. They're because of rape, failure of birth control, or abnormalities.

You could not be more wrong.
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Re: New Texas Abortion Law

#44 Post by Beebs52 » Thu Sep 02, 2021 3:32 pm

Bob Juch wrote:
Thu Sep 02, 2021 3:27 pm
tlynn78 wrote:
Thu Sep 02, 2021 3:09 pm
Bob78164 wrote:
Thu Sep 02, 2021 2:40 pm
If the woman doesn't want to be pregnant, her body's being conscripted. If she does want to be pregnant, she's not looking for an abortion (unless her life or health are endangered).

Or are you saying that women don't have the right to change their mind after getting pregnant? --Bob
Sadly, they do have the legal right to change their mind and end an innocent human life
The vast majority of abortions are not because of convenience. They're because of rape, failure of birth control, or abnormalities.
Not true. Check Guttmacher inst Failure of birth control is elective.
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Re: New Texas Abortion Law

#45 Post by Bob78164 » Thu Sep 02, 2021 3:42 pm

Bob Juch wrote:
Thu Sep 02, 2021 3:27 pm
tlynn78 wrote:
Thu Sep 02, 2021 3:09 pm
Bob78164 wrote:
Thu Sep 02, 2021 2:40 pm
If the woman doesn't want to be pregnant, her body's being conscripted. If she does want to be pregnant, she's not looking for an abortion (unless her life or health are endangered).

Or are you saying that women don't have the right to change their mind after getting pregnant? --Bob
Sadly, they do have the legal right to change their mind and end an innocent human life
The vast majority of abortions are not because of convenience. They're because of rape, failure of birth control, or abnormalities.
As far as they're concerned, an abortion due to a failure of birth control is "because of convenience." Which means that as far as they're concerned, any time a woman decides to have sex, she's risking losing control of her body for the next nine months.

I suppose that's a philosophically defensible position, though it's not a position that's consistent with our Constitution. I just don't think it's one that's shared by most Americans. Probably not even by most Texans. --Bob
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Re: New Texas Abortion Law

#46 Post by Beebs52 » Thu Sep 02, 2021 3:57 pm

Bob78164 wrote:
Thu Sep 02, 2021 3:42 pm
Bob Juch wrote:
Thu Sep 02, 2021 3:27 pm
tlynn78 wrote:
Thu Sep 02, 2021 3:09 pm
Sadly, they do have the legal right to change their mind and end an innocent human life
The vast majority of abortions are not because of convenience. They're because of rape, failure of birth control, or abnormalities.
As far as they're concerned, an abortion due to a failure of birth control is "because of convenience." Which means that as far as they're concerned, any time a woman decides to have sex, she's risking losing control of her body for the next nine months.

I suppose that's a philosophically defensible position, though it's not a position that's consistent with our Constitution. I just don't think it's one that's shared by most Americans. Probably not even by most Texans. --Bob
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Re: New Texas Abortion Law

#47 Post by BackInTex » Thu Sep 02, 2021 4:45 pm

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You could not be more wrong.
Oh, I don't know. He's been close if not more on many many occasions.
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#48 Post by BackInTex » Thu Sep 02, 2021 4:48 pm

I wonder how different Bob's relationship was with his gestation center, what with him conscripting the use of of the womb and most of the nutritional intake, than I had with my mother.
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Re: New Texas Abortion Law

#49 Post by Bob78164 » Thu Sep 02, 2021 4:51 pm

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I wonder how different Bob's relationship was with his gestation center, what with him conscripting the use of of the womb and most of the nutritional intake, than I had with my mother.
I wonder if you've ever supported a woman who was forced to carry to term a pregnancy she did not want. --Bob
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Re: New Texas Abortion Law

#50 Post by Beebs52 » Thu Sep 02, 2021 5:03 pm

Bob78164 wrote:
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I wonder how different Bob's relationship was with his gestation center, what with him conscripting the use of of the womb and most of the nutritional intake, than I had with my mother.
I wonder if you've ever supported a woman who was forced to carry to term a pregnancy she did not want. --Bob
Have you?
Well, then

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