# Am I a good and decent person?

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**Category:** The BBQ Pit\
**Created:** [May 21, 2009, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-a-good-and-decent-person/497191 "2009-05-21T16:28:50Z")\
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**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\
**Post date:** [May 22, 2009, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-a-good-and-decent-person/497191/117 "2009-05-22T13:29:38Z")

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> [@Obama at Notre Dame](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-at-notre-dame/496773/60):
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> I’m in favor of abortion whenever and wherever the pregnant woman wants it and/or the treating physician deems it medically necessary, which is exactly the position of all good and decent people. Without exception.

If a woman wants an abortion on the hood of my car while I’m stuck in traffic, that is just plain WRONG! Nor do I want to mess up the back seat of my car, so that is out too.

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