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Frozen embryos are “children,” according to Alabama’s Supreme Court::IVF often produces more embryos than are needed or used.

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[–] [email protected] 68 points 10 months ago (3 children)

In a concurring opinion, Chief Justice Tom Parker cited his religious beliefs and quoted the Bible to support the stance.

"Human life cannot be wrongfully destroyed without incurring the wrath of a holy God, who views the destruction of His image as an affront to Himself," Parker wrote. "Even before birth, all human beings bear the image of God, and their lives cannot be destroyed without effacing his glory."

wtf

[–] [email protected] 27 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Ironic that he quoted the Bible since the Bible is okay with abortion.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 10 months ago

Also the very heavy and intentional use of pronouns.

[–] [email protected] -5 points 10 months ago (2 children)

The Bible doesn't really say anything about abortion. The most convincing thing I've seen is that it values the life of a mother over that a fetus, but it doesn't say abortion is okay. Unless I'm missing something.

Not that it matters what this book says, I just don't think it helps at all to misrepresent it.

[–] [email protected] 21 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Numbers 5:11-22

If your wife is unfaithful, she should go to the priest and get a concoction to abort the pregnancy conceived with another man.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

It literally gives you a recipe for one

[–] [email protected] -1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

At least the other poster offered up what is effectively a completely made up verse.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

"effectively made up verse" LOL

Ah ok, so are you the arbiter of which stories in the Bible are literal, and which aren't? Because that story seemed very fucking literal.

Anyway, this can't be the first time you've encountered a contradiction in the text of your holy book (assuming you've even read it), so I'm sure you've already got some pretty effective ways of ignoring the cognitive dissonance inherent in your worldview... So go ahead and have fun with that I guess.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

this can’t be the first time you’ve encountered a contradiction in the text of your holy book

lol. I'm not a Christian. You're just exposing your lack of critical thinking by thinking that, because I don't agree with you, I must be the exact opposite. My child, the world is not black and white.

You're projecting your struggle with cognitive dissonance onto me, make no mistake about it.

[–] [email protected] 21 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Does Alabama not do the whole "separation of church and state" thing? Lol

[–] [email protected] 16 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

No the religious zealots here do not. School coaches require prayer before practices and games, same sex couples get banned from prom, kids at school get tricked into going to fun after school events that turn out to actually be evangelism stunts. A lot of applications to educational programs, gymnastics programs, and jobs ask about "leadership" which is code for experience as a church deacon or active evangelist.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 10 months ago

The USA has never done seperation of church and state.

If we did, half the govt would be arrested for extremism and most churches would be terrorist organizations.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

Just shit on this person. What a fucking hick. Just straight up pull your pants down and shit on him.