Hillary Clinton has been going on and on about how Republicans are terrorists and Nazis because they are pro-life. In addition, Hillary has called restrictions passed on abortions during the last four months of pregnancy "dangerous" and "extreme". Those are her words, not mine. So what does that mean?
Well, before we get too far, I need to supply a bit of background. In the case of Roe v. Wade, the Supreme established the right for a mother to choose to have an abortion. The right, however, is not absolute. The unfettered right to abortion lasts only for so long as the fetus clearly could not survive outside of the mother's womb. The justices said that such a fetus has no rights that might outweigh the mother's rights. On the other hand, the justices also said that during the last part of a pregnancy, when the baby could survive outside of the womb, the baby has the right to life which makes abortion during that time illegal barring extraordinary circumstances. The justices said this late period when abortion is essentially prohibited ran during the last three months of the pregnancy. In the 42 years since that case was decided, however, medical science has progressed to the point where a fetus has a very good chance of survival starting with the sixth month of pregnancy. That means that during months 6,7,8 and 9 of a pregnancy, the baby's right to life make abortion essentially illegal.
A few months ago, Wisconsin joined the list of states that make abortions after the end of the fifth month illegal. In other words, Wisconsin codified the logic used by the court in Roe v. Wade. This is the law that Hillary called "dangerous" and "extreme". This was not a restriction on a woman's right to an abortion; she has five months during which to decide to abort. This law just says that once the baby can survive as an individual separate from the mother, that a doctor may not just kill the baby on the order of the mother. This is no different than a law that says the police can't kill a man walking down the street just because someone else says they should. For Hillary, however, this is a dangerous and extreme law and people who support it are "terrorists" or "Nazis".
If there is anyone who resembles a terrorist in this discussion it is Hillary herself. She sees no problem in killing an innocent child to make her political points.
Well, before we get too far, I need to supply a bit of background. In the case of Roe v. Wade, the Supreme established the right for a mother to choose to have an abortion. The right, however, is not absolute. The unfettered right to abortion lasts only for so long as the fetus clearly could not survive outside of the mother's womb. The justices said that such a fetus has no rights that might outweigh the mother's rights. On the other hand, the justices also said that during the last part of a pregnancy, when the baby could survive outside of the womb, the baby has the right to life which makes abortion during that time illegal barring extraordinary circumstances. The justices said this late period when abortion is essentially prohibited ran during the last three months of the pregnancy. In the 42 years since that case was decided, however, medical science has progressed to the point where a fetus has a very good chance of survival starting with the sixth month of pregnancy. That means that during months 6,7,8 and 9 of a pregnancy, the baby's right to life make abortion essentially illegal.
A few months ago, Wisconsin joined the list of states that make abortions after the end of the fifth month illegal. In other words, Wisconsin codified the logic used by the court in Roe v. Wade. This is the law that Hillary called "dangerous" and "extreme". This was not a restriction on a woman's right to an abortion; she has five months during which to decide to abort. This law just says that once the baby can survive as an individual separate from the mother, that a doctor may not just kill the baby on the order of the mother. This is no different than a law that says the police can't kill a man walking down the street just because someone else says they should. For Hillary, however, this is a dangerous and extreme law and people who support it are "terrorists" or "Nazis".
If there is anyone who resembles a terrorist in this discussion it is Hillary herself. She sees no problem in killing an innocent child to make her political points.
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