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Poll Question

Posted to: News Virginia

Should Virginia ban abortions on fetuses past the 20-week mark?
Disclaimer: This is an unscientific sampling of users.

hmmm

if you don't need $10,000 dollars worth of insurance premiums so a fat cat CEO can buy a new yacht then you shouldn't be forced to buy that government mandated policies with a host of coverages you will never need

VA Republicans

Republicans are all about small government...unless you do something they disagree with! That is the danger of political parties. In order for a Republican to get elected, they have to pander to the religious right who puts issues like this ahead of everything else. In other words, they are more concerned with stopping abortion and gay marriage than issues that actually effect them, such as Wall St reform and healthcare.

This is why Obama is going to sweep the rug with Romney or whoever the Republicans nominate. The insane hicks of the Republican party are going to reelect Obama the same way the hippies elected Nixon. If the Republicans have any sense, they will distance themselves from this lunatic fringe.

THE GREATEST POWER IN THE UNIVERSE

is that of the small, already-made-up mind.

Which party would Jesus vote for?

Think about it. Don't be fooled into thinking you're "voting for the right person". Because of our party system, you ARE voting for a party whether you want to or not. Once in office, elected officials MUST walk the party line or give up holding that office next term. So research the core values of why each party exist. Don't be sucked into thinking the fringe issues some partys bring up in speeches are their real purpose .. focus on the true reasons each party exist and who each party truly represents. Once you learn who in society each party REALLY represents, it's easy to imagine which party Jesus would vote for. Simply think of the core of what Jesus taught, take care of the sick and the unfortunate.

What happens to a women's

What happens to a women's body is between her, her doctor and her God, and the state should butt out.

Well, the state has been

Well, the state has been trying to butt out, but the conservative right's insistence on a non-separation of church and state, keeps making them kick this can over and over again.

Late term Abortion

This poll is asking if abortion should be banned after 20 weeks, and the answer from everyone should be "NO" To completly ban a procedure could put millions of women at risk. Most late term abortions are only done when a womans life or the well being of the fetus is in jepordy. What is so hard to understand about that?

What?

Only done when the well being of the fetus is in jeopardy? What's so hard to understand about it? It's a dumb comment. I'd say that the fetus's "well being" is substantially worse off after being sucked from the womb. You might want to rethink that little piece of typed text.

Late term Abortion

This poll is asking if abortion should be banned after 20 weeks, and the answer from everyone should be "NO" To completly ban a procedure could put millions of women at risk. Most late term abortions are only done when a womans life or the well being of the fetus is in jepordy. What is so hard to understand about that?

I'm pro choice but after 5 months abortion shouldnt be an option

After 20 weeks, the fetus actually has a chance of viability outside of the womb. This is when abortion is no longer just about the choice of the mother and her body, but also about the rights of the baby who could possibly survive outside of the mother. Late term abortion doesn't involve removing a little clump of cells, it involves killing the fetus and giving birth to it. There is a reason it is often called partial birth abortion. This question is not about the legality of abortion, its about when is the cutoff for having the procedure. When do we start to give rights to the unborn baby that has a chance to survive without the mother?

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