Originally Posted by Tempest

My comment was an off the cuff remark because I was in a pissy mood. My societal stance is that I'm pro-choice (up until the fetus being viable) for a whole host of reasons which are too numerous to go into on this board other than to say that it's too big an issue to be dictated by laws since it falls into the philosophical realm and the realities of human nature... My personal stance is immaterial since I believe that I have no right to force others to live their life by my standards and beliefs in this sort of complicated issue. If I was a religious person (i.e. actually subscribed to one of the many religions out there), I would have to be pro-life... If we lived in a more utopian society though were killing others wasn't just the cost of doing business or acceptable collateral damage, I would also seriously reconsider my position.