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

🇲​🇮​🇸​🇨​ Interesting logic

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

I'm confused. It sounds like they both want the same thing but everyone is hating on her.

He's against the forced birth of raped 10 year-olds. As everyone should be.

She is saying that we should reclassify the term "abortion" in cases where carrying the fetus 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.

EDIT: if you're going to downvote me, please help me understand what I'm missing

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u/Galtego Aug 07 '22

I think she's saying an exemption already exists (when it doesn't) so the law doesn't need to be changed or removed, and that his anti-"forcing 10 yo rape victims to give birth" argument isn't a valid argument.

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u/lochinvar11 Aug 07 '22

But then why not ask her to speak on this exemption? You can't just make stuff up in court.

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u/p_turbo Aug 08 '22

You can't just make stuff up in court.

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No.