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I love it when Pro-Lifers attempt logic.

Chris, your arguments are flawed because you have hidden premises that are false.

1. Please find ONE example where a woman merrily "decides" she wants to abort a baby capable of being born alive without grave concerns for either her health or the baby's welfare. It's a monumental decision not a mere whim. To imply that it is anything else is to reveal your contempt for women and your view that they should not be autonomous moral agents. Perhaps you believe the story about the apple and the snake? And you're wrong about the legal issue, the according to the new laws it is possible for an abortion after 24 weeks to be illegal. The legality will depend on the circumstances.

2. Medical staff who object to abortions should not be working in women's reproductive health. Period. Providers of abortion have every right to refuse employment to conscientious objectors. Do you seriously think a good Catholic nurse is going to apply for work at a family planning clinic anyway? Besides, a medical professional who refused to perform ANY medical procedure to the detriment of a patient would be guilty of professional negligence and punished. The bill only protects women from being at the whim of their healthcare providers by ensuring that, a) they are referred to a healthcare provider who is sympathetic to their needs, and b) that they can have an abortion when their life is at stake. Again, if you don't want to perform abortions then don't work in women's health care. It's quite simple.

3. ANY operation performed without a patient's consent is assault. Whether or not it's an abortion is irrelevant. That is one of the more ridiculous arguments being bandied about at the moment.

4. It seems you only object to late-term abortions if you are worried about the baby crying. You really need to clarify that. In fact, your whole thought process could do with a bit of clarification.

Here's some things you could consider:

Some developmental biology obtained from a medical text book rather than a Pro-Life website (where medical facts are exaggerated to the point of falsehood).

Some ethics not obtained from a religious source (most of which advocate stoning women to death for minor misdemeanors). "Ethics: Discovering Right and Wrong" by Louis Pojman is meant to be a good beginners text.

Oh, and finally, please butt out of our deeply personal and private reproductive decisions. Ta.