People who tend to have black and
white opinions on nearly every issue in the universe. Don'
t realize the importance of situational ethics. This is most likely the result of a fundamentalist religious upbringing.
A nine year old girl, tragically, is raped and impregnated by her stepfather. What to do? According to the religious absolutist,
abortion is, under all circumstances, 100% wrong. Unless the birth is life-threatening, she can'
t abort.
Moderates: I don'
t normally support abortion, but here it's necessary.
Liberals: I think abortion is a right that belongs to the
mother. I would support her right to choose if this girl was nine or twenty nine, raped or non-raped. (although i would personally disapprove of it in the latter).
Conservatives: Fucking baby killers! It's an innocent fucking
BABY we're talking about!
(as opposed to a non-sentient cluster of cells, lacking a nervous system and the ability to feel
pain)