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1. Male. Heterosexual.
2. 22
3. Catholic. Occasionally churchgoing, not strict.
4. Pro-Life with exceptions for times when the mother's life is in danger. I don't believe ownership rights trump one's right to life. When the lives of two people are involved and at risk, one could consider abortion as self-defense.
5. Ideally, legal only when the mother's life is in danger. I don't believe the argument that it should be legal to prevent coat hanger abortions is valid when abortion is considered from the perspective that it is a life. The fact that there is black market slavery which allows for harsher treatment of slaves does not mean slavery should instead be legalized and regulated. I also do not believe considering it to be a life is a "moral" decision - otherwise the government should not regulate the "moral" decision that blacks are not fully human. The fact is, our definitions for life are arbitrarily based on what best suits our convenience. In this case, we conveniently define life in such a way as to allow us to support abortion with a "good conscience." I also recognize, however, that despite it not being a "moral" evaluation, there is no popularly convincing evidence that it is a life. Because of this, the debate over legality gets nowhere since both sides are arguing from completely different and unrelated viewpoints. So, I am content for the time being to compromise and instead support not forcing taxpayers to support something which they find to be morally deplorable (since they consider it to be a life) but allow those who wish to believe it is not a life to contribute money to fund such ventures.
6. No, unless my partner's life were in danger.
7. No.
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