mcmlx wrote:
Morality cannot be legislated./quote]
What exactly then are the laws we have against theft, murder, battery, graft, etc. based on?
I say that quote is a straw man meant to end discussion of any new legislation by simply stating that we can't.
Ending a life in the womb should have a specific set of requirements and beyond that set, it should be illegal.
That would be "legislating morality" and it would be beneficial.
Who will decide the specific set of requirements? What will they be based upon? Legislating morality, whose morality? You may not agree with my moral code. Do I have the right to force it on you and your family? You might find my moral code a bit restrictive. Abortion is a medical procedure. It is a decision that should be reached by the woman and her physician.
It is none of our business, unless we are personally involved.