tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2122110287031173892.post6708605748415196434..comments2023-10-29T08:51:55.333-07:00Comments on The Virginia Gentleman: HB1440 The “Personhood” AmendmentThe Virginia Gentlemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15624119013658673339noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2122110287031173892.post-30358236341166132312011-02-15T11:48:50.999-08:002011-02-15T11:48:50.999-08:00Rita,
I take it then that you are fine with the b...Rita,<br /><br />I take it then that you are fine with the bill recognizing that not all moment's of conception are conceived equal. <br /><br />Morally speaking, however, moment of conception is moment of conception whether it occurred within the womb or without. <br /><br />If granting personhood in some instances of conception is something deserving of an exception then why exactly is it something to mandate in other instances?John Brillnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2122110287031173892.post-61290235986240965782011-02-11T13:49:06.964-08:002011-02-11T13:49:06.964-08:00I'm concerned when I see this type of bill put...I'm concerned when I see this type of bill put forward and ask an obvious question I don't see raised here. What of the woman? Doesn't this type of legislation further marginalize her? And where in the constitution do we find words authorizing us to commandeer women's wombs? It is her womb we're controlling from conception isn't it?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04091891798404638991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2122110287031173892.post-63480165725173874672011-02-08T05:43:17.294-08:002011-02-08T05:43:17.294-08:00Great piece! Thanks for bringing attention to thi...Great piece! Thanks for bringing attention to this bill, which is on the floor of the House for a vote TODAY! To answer the questions from the last comment:<br /><br />1. Section 7 of the bill specifically precludes it from having any affect on IVF or other "lawful assisted conception."<br /><br />2. Abortion law is left unchanged by the bill, so the ectopic pregnancy situation would not be affected. Virginia's existing abortion statutes will still govern abortion. Period.Ritahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09711999458894354862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2122110287031173892.post-10051458619687809332011-02-04T11:04:52.232-08:002011-02-04T11:04:52.232-08:00What about issues that arise from In Vitro Fertili...What about issues that arise from In Vitro Fertilization (IVF)? <br /><br />In IVF eggs and sperm are taken from the couple and a number of preembryos are produced. They are then inserted into the woman in the hopes they implant. Quite often there are eggs left over. <br /><br />Suppose the parents have the number of children they want and would be unable to donate them to another couple because they would still feel obligated to any children that result. Would you force the woman to conceive? Would you use the coercive power of the state to remove the preembryos from the couple to hand them to another couple and thereby force the original couple to become parents? Either way the couples liberty would be violated. <br /><br />Further, there are the situations that arise from ectopic pregnancies. That is where the fetus develops inside the fallopian tube or even outside the uterus entirely. Allowed to develop on it's own will result in the death of both the child and the mother. Sometimes they are able to carry the child past the 25th week and birth the child early to give it the best chance of survival, but sometimes not. Preventing abortions in these instances can be a death sentence for some women. <br /><br />If you would grant citizenship at conception then these are questions you are going to have to face. I am interested to see how you would answer them. <br /><br />It may interest you to know how issues arising from IVF have been handled by the supreme courts of 6 states. Tennessee (Davis v. Davis) 1992, New York (Kass v. Kass) 1998, Massachusetts (A.Z. v .B.Z.) 2000, New Jersey (J.B. v. M.B) 2000, Washington (Litowitz v. Litowitz) 2002, and Texas (Roman v. Roman) 2006.Johnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2122110287031173892.post-79641036044375960032011-02-04T10:39:11.585-08:002011-02-04T10:39:11.585-08:00You bring up some interesting points in your artic...You bring up some interesting points in your article. But what about health risks and concerns. If you have AIDES, is it fair to bring the child into the world with AIDES, he or she didn't ask for that. Or if you were raped, is there some genetic traits that will harbor yet another rapist?Jarod Doakhttp://www.facebook.com/home.php#!/jarod.doaknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2122110287031173892.post-70040917232159615292011-02-04T09:46:32.878-08:002011-02-04T09:46:32.878-08:00Tyler wrote a great piece. I hope he will continu...Tyler wrote a great piece. I hope he will continue writing on this site.The Virginia Gentlemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15624119013658673339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2122110287031173892.post-58945476659226514472011-02-04T08:29:23.711-08:002011-02-04T08:29:23.711-08:00You couldn't be closer to hitting the nail on ...You couldn't be closer to hitting the nail on the head!! Great article and I'm glad to see and support your position on the very sensitive but critical matter. God bless His unborn children!Randy Williamshttp://www.facebook.com/#!/profile.php?id=1534160574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2122110287031173892.post-20547352599662015912011-02-04T08:27:56.006-08:002011-02-04T08:27:56.006-08:00This guys has nailed the issue on the head. Very w...This guys has nailed the issue on the head. Very well written and unique argument. Look forward to more postings like this!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com