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Originally posted by phredgreen
...chine has been around for thousands and thousands of years without our help... what the fuck makes people think they need it now?
let them do whatever they want. it's their fucking country....
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Please keep in mind that cultural relatvisim can only go so far. If, while you were traveling there, China suddenly decided that all Americans (assuming you are one...if not, imagine for a second that you are) should be executed, I'd imagine you'd have a problem with it.
Perhaps a more realistic example: Germany had also been around for a long time prior to Naziism...
And another: Tibet has also been around for thousands of years, and is NOW under Chinese rule...
I'll let you fill in the blanks, because that's not the point anyway - the original post was asking for a moral (not political) interpretation from pro-choicers.
So, my interpretation: As voiced above, "choice" is the key word. As far as late term abortions, I think they're simply reprehensible. But phredgreen alludes to an important point - that it may just be our Western sensibilties. All the same, I can't imagine that a woman who keeps a baby until it's poping out of the womb would be partial to its death.
Generally, I favor population contol, but I feel that it can be imposed in ways that don't include death - economic penalties, for example (i.e., have a third baby, and you're taxed 50% of your family's income for the next 20 years.) It sounds harsh for the kid, but it's better than not living at all, no?
re: forced births - I honestly don't think that will EVER be a problem for China, given its cultural sensibilities. Which are the root of overpopulation there anyhow.
I understand my solutions aren't the most feasible - but the opinions that they're based on are rock-solid in my mind.