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Originally Posted by datacaliber
Yeah, I think we just differ on our view on law. I don't think regulations/laws work very well as a preventative measure. Like with rape, I would go one step further and say that I don't think <i>legalizing</i> rape would result in people deciding it's okay. Our laws on sexual equality are the result of sociological changes, not the other way around. Most attempts to supercede this have resulted in failure.
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Actually, I think it goes both ways. Our laws effect sociological change and vice-versa. I do think that legalizing rape would significantly increase the instances of rape. But not every able-bodied male would take part in the deed, of course, because the law is only one factor in behavioral influences.
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People break the law to get out of things that are infinately smaller in scope and importance. I mean, everyone has sped to get to work on time, everyone has done something before they were of legal age, imagine how many would break an anti-abortion law...
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There's one problem I see with this line of reasoning: the penalties for speeding and underage drinking are much less severe. I'd imagine that is a big reason for the huge amount of risk-taking in those areas.
Assuming we were to treat, legally, abortion as we treat infanticide, I don't think your above argument would be nearly as appropriate. Now, if we were to treat it like drug use or even drunk driving...yeah, I could see that.
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Oddly enough, I recall reading that it was the AMA that started the whole "Life begins before birth." It was a way of creating a monopoly on abortions, "Only an AMA certified doctor can telll when life begins." At the time, Churches actually gave out abortion inducing drugs. I think it was in a Carl Sagan book.
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Whoa, whoa, stop the presses...organized religion did something immoral in the past??
