Tattoo's vs. Abortions

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Beckman Nails It

Bill Beckman, Executive Director of the Illinois Right to Life Committee has an excellent letter in Monday’s Chicago Sun-Times on Gov. Rob Blagojevich’s effort to keep teens from getting tattoos because young people don’t have the judgment or perspective to decide on something as permanent as tattooing their skin, a decision they’ll live with and regret for the rest of their lives.

Bill substitutes the word “abortion” for “tattoo” and comes up with something the Governor and all of us should consider outlawing. If teen-tattoos are problematic, how about teens killing their unborn chldren?

Thanks, Bill. We hope Blago reads Monday’s Sun-Times and can understand the comparison you make.
 
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Tattoos vs. abortions

Gov. Blagojevich thinks anyone under 21 does not have sufficient judgment or perspective to get a tattoo. So why does the governor think teenagers, even preteens, have sufficient judgment and perspective to get an abortion?

Consider his logic. ‘‘As a parent, I don’t want my daughters to rush to get tattoos on their 18th birthdays. At that age, most kids are still in high school and don’t have the judgment or perspective to decide on something as permanent as tattooing your skin,’’ he stated. ‘‘Teenagers may not realize getting a tattoo is a decision they’ll live with, and potentially regret, for the rest of their lives. That’s why I refuse to support legislation that allows teenagers to get tattoos.’’

Just replace ‘‘tattoo’’ with ‘‘abortion’’ at each occurrence above and then ask again, why does the governor think teenagers have the judgment and perspective to get an abortion? Which decision do you think is more likely to be ‘‘a decision they’ll live with, and potentially regret, for the rest of their lives’’? Why does Gov. Blagojevich oppose even parental notification before an underage girl can get an abortion?

**Bill Beckman, **

executive director,

**Illinois Right **to Life Committee
 
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PLAL:
Gov. Blagojevich thinks anyone under 21 does not have sufficient judgment or perspective to get a tattoo. So why does the governor think teenagers, even preteens, have sufficient judgment and perspective to get an abortion?

Consider his logic. ‘‘As a parent, I don’t want my daughters to rush to get tattoos on their 18th birthdays. At that age, most kids are still in high school and don’t have the judgment or perspective to decide on something as permanent as tattooing your skin,’’ he stated. ‘‘Teenagers may not realize getting a tattoo is a decision they’ll live with, and potentially regret, for the rest of their lives. That’s why I refuse to support legislation that allows teenagers to get tattoos.’’

Just replace ‘‘tattoo’’ with ‘‘abortion’’ at each occurrence above and then ask again, why does the governor think teenagers have the judgment and perspective to get an abortion? Which decision do you think is more likely to be ‘‘a decision they’ll live with, and potentially regret, for the rest of their lives’’? Why does Gov. Blagojevich oppose even parental notification before an underage girl can get an abortion?

**Bill Beckman, **

executive director,

**Illinois Right **to Life Committee
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Then maybe we should raise the age of enlistment in the Armed Forces to 21, too. I mean, if a tattoo is considered that monumental and life-changing, how much more so the decision to fight and possibly die for your country?

And how in the world can anyone replace the word “tattoo” with “abortion” and feel that they’re making even a remotely similar comparison? What some people come up with these days…

Mike
 
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mhansen:
Then maybe we should raise the age of enlistment in the Armed Forces to 21, too. I mean, if a tattoo is considered that monumental and life-changing, how much more so the decision to fight and possibly die for your country?

And how in the world can anyone replace the word “tattoo” with “abortion” and feel that they’re making even a remotely similar comparison? What some people come up with these days…

Mike
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I have always had a problem with the draft. Mainly cause it doesn’t apply fairly to everyone.

When the draft returns, (and I do believe it will), the age should be raised to 21 for males and females.
 
Gov.Blagojevich has got to go. He is forcing pro-life pharmacists to fill prescriptions that are clearly against their moral and ethical principles by signing by executive order…that they are required to fill RU486 prescriptions and any drug that can promote abortifacents. Doctors and nurses are protected by law but pharmacists are not in Illinois. I do not understand this at all. Fortunately, at least five pharmacists are suing to protect their rights. The man is a danger to all people in Illinoism, particularly the unborn.
 
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stbruno:
Gov.Blagojevich has got to go. He is forcing pro-life pharmacists to fill prescriptions that are clearly against their moral and ethical principles by signing by executive order…that they are required to fill RU486 prescriptions and any drug that can promote abortifacents. Doctors and nurses are protected by law but pharmacists are not in Illinois. I do not understand this at all. Fortunately, at least five pharmacists are suing to protect their rights. The man is a danger to all people in Illinoism, particularly the unborn.
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How does the Governor force pro-life pharmacists to do anything? If they were REALLY pro-life, they would not compromise their beliefs. There are plenty of Catholic doctors that don’t do abortions or provide birth control.
 
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Bella3502:
How does the Governor force pro-life pharmacists to do anything? If they were REALLY pro-life, they would not compromise their beliefs. There are plenty of Catholic doctors that don’t do abortions or provide birth control.
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For details, see Illinois Governor Makes Pharmacists Fill Morning After Pill Scripts

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I got my first tattoo when I was 18…of course I was not mature enough to get one…I waited until the legal age, I looked for a year at reputible parlors, at their cleanliness etc, and I decided on my artist and design over a period of about 6 months…but of course, being under 21, I had no idea what I was doing, just hopping on the bandwagon…tattoos = permanent…NO WAY??? I didn’t know that because I was only 18.

I’m glad I’m 21 now because I will be mature enough to decide on my next tattoo…:rolleyes:

Sure, getting a tattoo is permanent and one may not like the design after 30 years but an abortion causes physical and emotional scars that never fully heal…I’m glad these people really know how to speak to today’s youth…:rolleyes:
 
Thank you for supporting my statement about Gov.Blagojevich, CuriousInIL
 
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CuriousInIL:
For details, see Illinois Governor Makes Pharmacists Fill Morning After Pill Scripts

66.195.16.55/state972.html
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If they are REALLY pro-life, they should quit working for their present employer and find a pro-life life employer. Their current employers are under no obligation to cater to them. No one forces them to do anything. They just need to find a more accomodating employer.

Let’s face it… Pro life Catholic doctors who don’t do abortions, should not work in abortion clinics. Pro life pharmacists who don’t want dispense birth control or morning after pills should not work in pharmacies that do distribute these drugs.
 
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mhansen:
Then maybe we should raise the age of enlistment in the Armed Forces to 21, too. I mean, if a tattoo is considered that monumental and life-changing, how much more so the decision to fight and possibly die for your country?

And how in the world can anyone replace the word “tattoo” with “abortion” and feel that they’re making even a remotely similar comparison? What some people come up with these days…

Mike
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mhansen:
Then maybe we should raise the age of enlistment in the Armed Forces to 21, too. I mean, if a tattoo is considered that monumental and life-changing, how much more so the decision to fight and possibly die for your country?

And how in the world can anyone replace the word “tattoo” with “abortion” and feel that they’re making even a remotely similar comparison? What some people come up with these days…

Mike
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A tatto may be harmless in comparison to abortion, but if a tattoo
leads to more than an artistic statement, it could have great consequences in a teenager’s life. People have different notions
of tattoos and perceive them in different ways. Most teenagers
don’t have the capacity to realize what is good for them long term, they only think of the short term. Tattoos are statements that send signals that could be perceived in a way not inteded by those displaying tattoos. The last point I want to make and I hope someone can clarify this, and that is that in the in the Old Testament there is a command by God for people not tattoo their bodies.
 
A friend of mine got laser surgery to remove a tattoo, she didn’t experience any scarring or anything. Tattoo’s are literally permanent? Not true if you have the money to get them removed. 😉
 
Glanderos,

I don’t know exactly where but it says that one shall not mark the body for the dead…it doesn’t condemn tattoos. Some one else may be better able to clarify this for you though.
 
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Bella3502:
I have always had a problem with the draft. Mainly cause it doesn’t apply fairly to everyone.
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What about the fact that it constitutes involuntary servitude–also known as slavery?
 
took granddaughter shopping for earrings and noted huge sign, minors are not allowed to have their ears pierced without parental consent, and a schoolteacher in our town is being sued by parents because she gave a teenager a tylenol for cramps without parental consent. once you start pursuing a line of thought that excludes logic, the results will be predictably illogical.
 
Having a few tats myself this subject line interested me.

that’s a very unique comparison and a good way to get your point across. Interesting.
 
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Pentecost2005:
What about the fact that it constitutes involuntary servitude–also known as slavery?
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At the risk of this sliding further off track…Nobody is forced to be an American. Part of being a citizen of this country, especially for men over 18, is that we know we can be called upon to defend our freedoms.

Calling it slavery is like the mindset of those who consider abortion as the choice. No, sex was the choice, pregnancy is the natural, possible consequence of your choice. Similarly, in your choice to be an American citizen, the possibility of having to defend our country is a consequence we all know about.
 
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