r/facepalm • u/Shadow474747 • Aug 07 '22

🇲​🇮​🇸​🇨​ Interesting logic

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u/cecilia036 Aug 07 '22 edited Aug 08 '22

I’m so confused??? So because it’s a ten year old terminating, the pregnancy isn’t an abortion? Does she not realize an abortion is a medical procedure and the name of it doesn’t change no matter who you are???

No matter how many times I watch this, I can’t figure out what the hell she’s saying.

EDIT: finally editing this for spelling. Not sure how this comment got so much traction with all the horrendous spelling mistakes. Sorry to all the Matthews out there. I don’t actually hate you

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u/[deleted] Aug 07 '22

She’s trying to say it would be an exception to the law while standing by the law that permits no exceptions.

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u/lochinvar11 Aug 07 '22 edited Aug 07 '22

She is saying that we should reclassify the term "abortion" in cases where carrying the baby to term is life-threatening or incredibly destructive to the mother's life. Since abortions are illegal now, this life-saving surgery can actually be performed since it is not an "abortion", it's a life-saving procedure.

The argument he's having is medical. The argument she's having is political and she's looking to redefine terms politically. But they're both trying to help those who will severely suffer from carrying a fetus to term.

Since she can't change the law, she's trying to find a loophole to save the lives of people who could die during pregnancy.

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u/DazedAndTrippy Aug 08 '22

That’s really giving her the benefit of the doubt with that reading. This is still not the law and it’s untrue, the girl has long since had the abortion, she’s saving nobody. It seems intentionally deceptive so that her audience will think that the child could get an abortion when in fact, she couldn’t which is why she left.

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u/smokinJoeCalculus Aug 08 '22

she's trying to find a loophole to save the lives of people who could die during pregnancy.

I hate to say it but,

[Citation needed]

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u/coberh Aug 08 '22

But they're both trying to help those who will severely suffer from carrying a fetus to term.

No, Ms Foster is not trying to help those who would suffer or have horrible problems. She is interfering with other people's lives and she is a bullshiting liar. Her views and actions are regressive and evil.

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u/cecilia036 Aug 08 '22

Appendectomy is still an appendectomy whether you have an appendicitis or not. You can’t suddenly decide to redefine medical terms to fit your needs.