Quote Originally Posted by Ridge View Post
In scientific terms, a fetus is a parasite. It consumes nutrition from the host animal while providing nothing. Unless you count slower response time and inconsistencies in brain activity as a benefit.
Put down the Daily Kos and look at the definition for the word parasite:

par·a·site [par-uh-sahyt]
noun
1.an organism that lives on or in an organism of another species, known as the host, from the body of which it obtains nutriment.
2.a person who receives support, advantage, or the like, from another or others without giving any useful or proper return, as one who lives on the hospitality of others.
3.(in ancient Greece) a person who received free meals in return for amusing or impudent conversation, flattering remarks, etc.

Were you a different species than your mother?
Do children provide no useful or proper return to their parents?
You may have me on #3, as my children have often been amusing, or provided impudent conversation, or flattering remarks.

I used abortion because the author in the blog piece mentioned that he is an adamant supporter of abortion rights. I think the author points out that no one agrees with 100% of the platform of any national party. Given the rules of both state and federal legislatures, having a majority of the party that aligns closest with your personal priorities will provide the best results possible, given the nature of our representative government.

I am looking forward to a day when we can move past representative government and institute a more direct form of government. When anyone can propose legislation, block legislation, and vote directly on legislation. We aren't there, but I believe that day will come.

Be safe.