tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2389530333077823143.post8626132411658620486..comments2024-01-08T10:10:48.074+00:00Comments on That The Bones You Have Crushed May Thrill: The State Has Just Shifted Up a GearThe Boneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10271719805983763595noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2389530333077823143.post-31453257345549850052010-10-02T22:08:35.344+01:002010-10-02T22:08:35.344+01:00Yes, but the danger is of the UK becoming China qu...Yes, but the danger is of the UK becoming China quite quickly...First they came for their children...then, religious belief is classed as mental illness and then they came for our children, etc.The Boneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10271719805983763595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2389530333077823143.post-60424466419170663172010-10-02T20:50:37.171+01:002010-10-02T20:50:37.171+01:00You are, of course, quite right that, in theory, i...You are, of course, quite right that, <i>in theory</i>, if a pregnant woman with a life-threatening condition was deemed to be mentally incapable of making a proper decision about the treatment she was believed to need, then the Courts <i>could</i> make the decision for her; and that decision <i>could</i> be to abort the baby - which we would all, quite rightly from a theological point of view, resist.<br /><br />However; the crucial point is that <i>she</i> would <i>not</i> have made the decision, and would therefore not be guilty of any sin : and whilst that doesn't make the abortion right, it does at least protect <i>her</i> soul from the consequences of the decision.<br /><br />Obviously the souls of those promoting the need for the abortion would be a different matter . . .Dominic Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14514722976964423091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2389530333077823143.post-18462381499573060742010-10-01T18:22:00.900+01:002010-10-01T18:22:00.900+01:00Clearly it's true that, in principle, if the S...Clearly it's true that, in principle, if the State can force someone to have 'life saving medical treatment', it can also force someone to terminate her pregnancy. However, in practice these two things can, I believe, be appropriately distinguished and the necessary legislation drafted accordingly. I don't agree that the "slippery slope" must always hold.<br /><br />However, if the existing legislation allows the state to force someone to have an abortion (I don't know if it does) then that would obviously be wrong.St John Smythehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02988683225778081499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2389530333077823143.post-15824723922835959662010-10-01T16:43:18.582+01:002010-10-01T16:43:18.582+01:00I'm saying that if the State can force someone...I'm saying that if the State can force someone to have 'life saving medical treatment', it can also force someone to terminate her pregnancy.The Boneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10271719805983763595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2389530333077823143.post-83492649046852330502010-10-01T16:14:22.884+01:002010-10-01T16:14:22.884+01:00I don't get this one at all! Surely the author...I don't get this one at all! Surely the authorities are not 'disregarding' her opinion - it's just that, legally speaking, she is not assumed to have the capacity to make an informed decision about whether or not to have a potentially life saving treatment. Are you saying it would be more humane to let a woman with recognised mental health problems 'choose' to die of horrendous internal injuries that could be readily prevented by a medical procedure?<br /><br />I'm all for arguing that there are a great many examples of the state going too far, but this is hardly one of themAnthonynoreply@blogger.com