# Don’t waste that perfectly good fetus! **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [February 6, 2019, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/don-t-waste-that-perfectly-good-fetus/829060 "2019-02-06T13:46:43Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 18\ **Page:** 7
**Author:** ![digs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/digs/32/14889_2.png) [@digs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/digs)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2019, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/don-t-waste-that-perfectly-good-fetus/829060/121 "2019-02-09T03:15:06Z")
> [@Baka](#): > > I see abortion as a sad choice to have to make… But this thread is treating it like a joke. A “Gotcha!” where you seem to think anyone pro-choice would be happy eating a fetus. Do you know anyone who feels that way? Ask around, in your family get-together, in the local bar… Bring up the question at dinner with friends. But you didn’t do that, did you? (My guess is you’d alienate those friends)…You did it anonymously on an internet messageboard. A board where _other_ discussions are started in good faith. NOT as “Gotchas”. Of COURSE an abortion is “a sad choice to have to make”. ANY sane person would feel that way. Pro-Life and Pro-Choice alike. Do you really picture people fighting for women’s rights rejoicing when someone aborts a fetus? Honestly? ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2019, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/don-t-waste-that-perfectly-good-fetus/829060/122 "2019-02-09T03:21:10Z")
I find this thread very distasteful. Feel free to skip over my post, OP., all you want. See ya. ---
**Author:** ![Baka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/848f3c/32.png) [@Baka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baka)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2019, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/don-t-waste-that-perfectly-good-fetus/829060/123 "2019-02-09T03:32:06Z")
> [@digs](#): > > But this thread is treating it like a joke. A “Gotcha!” where you seem to think anyone pro-choice would be happy eating a fetus. Do you know anyone who feels that way? Ask around, in your family get-together, in the local bar… Bring up the question at dinner with friends. > > But you didn’t do that, did you? (My guess is you’d alienate those friends)…You did it anonymously on an internet messageboard. A board where _other_ discussions are started in good faith. NOT as “Gotchas”. > Of COURSE an abortion is “a sad choice to have to make”. ANY sane person would feel that way. Pro-Life and Pro-Choice alike. Do you really picture people fighting for women’s rights rejoicing when someone aborts a fetus? > > Honestly? I have special types of friends: they tolerate people like me. I’ve asked a couple of my friends who give to PP and have had this discussion with my wife. I don’t think anyone would be happy to eat a fetus. That was never the question. The question was “do you find it morally reprehensible for me (the idiot OP) to eat an aborted fetus.” As for your last point: I think the tragedy of abortion is lost in the whirlwind of achieving women’s right much of the time. Both sides (life/choice) are so black and white that they paint the best picture to win their argument. Thus both sides negelect the human experience at times to win votes. ---
**Author:** ![Baka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/848f3c/32.png) [@Baka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baka)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2019, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/don-t-waste-that-perfectly-good-fetus/829060/124 "2019-02-09T03:41:40Z")
> [@Beckdawrek](#): > > I find this thread very DISTASTEFUL. Feel free to skip over my post, OP., all you want. See ya. CAPS mine. Was that a pun? ---
**Author:** ![wolfpup](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpup/32/10618_2.png) [@wolfpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfpup)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2019, 3:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/don-t-waste-that-perfectly-good-fetus/829060/125 "2019-02-09T03:56:41Z")
> [@Baka](#): > > I see abortion as a sad choice to have to make. I don’t think it’s ever a win/win. It’s not something I M in favor of but I’m also not in favor of dictating other peoples ethics/morality. > > Thus I am against legislation forbidding abortion. > > I do believe in the sanctity of human life and that includes the unborn. I’m am against abortion but I leave the decision to The individual, not the law. I have some news for you. _ **Any sane person** _ would consider an abortion a sad event, whether it’s from medical necessity or any other reason. And any reasonable person will understand that the woman’s unique circumstances and needs and the judgments of medical professionals and the guidelines of medical ethics in marginal situations will do more to ensure the best (or least harmful) outcomes for all than any draconian laws, well-intentioned or not – and most of them are not. Most such laws are due to meddlesome mouth-breathing knuckle-dragging religious nutters. IOW, your idiotic OP did absolutely nothing to illuminate the issue, and your latest platitudes add exactly zero value. Like your statement “I’m against abortion”. WTF does that even mean? You know what? I, personally, _ **am against sad and depressing things** _. So there you go. A philosophy of life! :rolleyes: In fact I think it should be seriously illegal (perhaps punishable by death) for anyone to do anything sad or depressing for any reason. > [@Baka](#): > > As for your last point: I think the tragedy of abortion is lost in the whirlwind of achieving women’s right much of the time. > > Both sides (life/choice) are so black and white that they paint the best picture to win their argument. Thus both sides negelect the human experience at times to win votes. You are sadly misinformed on the issue. I have never seen pro-choice advanced as a celebration of abortion by any sane person, though it’s often misrepresented that way by its lunatic opponents as an idiotic rhetorical device. Kind of like your OP. ---
**Author:** ![Baka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/848f3c/32.png) [@Baka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baka)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2019, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/don-t-waste-that-perfectly-good-fetus/829060/126 "2019-02-09T04:12:20Z")
Personally I’d choose life over abortion unless it was going to cost me losing my wife. Then I’d chose to have the abortion. Thus, in general, I’m not pro abortion. That’s what that means. I am not anti choice. I never said anyone celebrated abortions nor even hinted at it. ---
**Author:** ![asterion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/4da419/32.png) [@asterion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/asterion)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2019, 4:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/don-t-waste-that-perfectly-good-fetus/829060/127 "2019-02-09T04:27:51Z")
> [@HMS\_Irruncible](#): > > It didn’t occur to you that people might oppose eating human fetuses for the same reason they oppose eating, say, a human brain? Possibility of prion diseases? ---
**Author:** ![Der\_Trihs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/der_trihs/32/233_2.png) [@Der\_Trihs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Der_Trihs)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2019, 5:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/don-t-waste-that-perfectly-good-fetus/829060/128 "2019-02-09T05:33:54Z")
> [@steronz](#): > > And yet many (if not most) conservatives are willing to make allowances for rape, incest, and life of the mother, [including the current president.](https://www.cnn.com/2016/04/21/politics/donald-trump-republican-platform-abortion/index.html) Until they get their views into law, then they eliminate those exceptions. The\* only \*goal of the anti abortion movement is to persecute, torture and kill women. And Trump is a habitual liar. ---
**Author:** ![elbows](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/b3f665/32.png) [@elbows](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elbows)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2019, 12:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/don-t-waste-that-perfectly-good-fetus/829060/129 "2019-02-09T12:29:28Z")
This OP had one purpose, regardless what the author claims about shock or illumination of some point or other. That purpose was to demonstrate their own cleverness. A transparent ruse to be able to announce their own highly evolved and nuanced stand. Instead they demonstrated how lame and self absorbed they are. Why come to a community of sound discussions to show off your lack of ability? Way to demonstrate how out of your league you actually are. ---
**Author:** ![Baka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/848f3c/32.png) [@Baka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baka)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2019, 12:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/don-t-waste-that-perfectly-good-fetus/829060/130 "2019-02-09T12:44:25Z")
> [@elbows](#): > > This OP had one purpose, regardless what the author claims about shock or illumination of some point or other. That purpose was to demonstrate their own cleverness. A transparent ruse to be able to announce their own highly evolved and nuanced stand. > > Instead they demonstrated how lame and self absorbed they are. > > Why come to a community of sound discussions to show off your lack of ability? Way to demonstrate how out of your league you actually are. I know full well I’m intellectually outgunned here. I think this is one of the smartest collectives of people I’ve ever experienced. I disagree that my stance is highly evolved but I do think it’s nuanced and I thought it might have some value. You all have spoken and the consensus is that it has no value. I accept that. Not sure how any of this makes me self absorbed. ---
**Author:** ![Baka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/848f3c/32.png) [@Baka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baka)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2019, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/don-t-waste-that-perfectly-good-fetus/829060/131 "2019-02-09T14:23:20Z")
> [@elbows](#): > > This OP had one purpose, regardless what the author claims about shock or illumination of some point or other. That purpose was to demonstrate their own cleverness. A transparent ruse to be able to announce their own highly evolved and nuanced stand. > > Instead they demonstrated how lame and self absorbed they are. > > Why come to a community of sound discussions to show off your lack of ability? Way to demonstrate how out of your league you actually are. Thank you for being one of the few people who actually answered the question. I just now realized that. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2019, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/don-t-waste-that-perfectly-good-fetus/829060/132 "2019-02-09T14:39:01Z")
What “question” did **elbows** answer? ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2019, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/don-t-waste-that-perfectly-good-fetus/829060/133 "2019-02-09T16:15:56Z")
> [@Beckdawrek](#): > > I find this thread very distasteful. Just needs a little salt. Maybe some Rosemary. ---
**Author:** ![k9bfriender](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/k9bfriender/32/3283_2.png) [@k9bfriender](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/k9bfriender)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2019, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/don-t-waste-that-perfectly-good-fetus/829060/134 "2019-02-09T16:41:59Z")
> [@asterion](#): > > Possibility of prion diseases? Well, and that would be the benefit of eating the unborn or very young, much less time for prions to develop. > [@Der\_Trihs](#): > > Until they get their views into law, then they eliminate those exceptions. The\* only \*goal of the anti abortion movement is to persecute, torture and kill women. You forgot denigrate, humiliate, assault, and rape. > [@](#): > > And Trump is a habitual liar. > [@Baka](#): > > I know full well I’m intellectually outgunned here. I think this is one of the smartest collectives of people I’ve ever experienced. > > I disagree that my stance is highly evolved but I do think it’s nuanced and I thought it might have some value. > > You all have spoken and the consensus is that it has no value. I accept that. > > Not sure how any of this makes me self absorbed. So, it’s like you tried to prove that someone’s not a vegetarian because they don’t want to eat durian. Or, you could be thinking that everyone would fold like origami. Course, if you really wanted to prove your point, we’d need full contact with a good kiln oven. 'K, anyone know a good bricker? ---
**Author:** ![Derleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Derleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Derleth)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2019, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/don-t-waste-that-perfectly-good-fetus/829060/135 "2019-02-09T23:27:04Z")
> [@k9bfriender](#): > > 'K, anyone know a good bricker? **Bricker** would be on the OP’s side. ---
**Author:** ![k9bfriender](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/k9bfriender/32/3283_2.png) [@k9bfriender](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/k9bfriender)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2019, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/don-t-waste-that-perfectly-good-fetus/829060/136 "2019-02-09T23:32:07Z")
> [@Derleth](#): > > **Bricker** would be on the OP’s side. or on his foot. ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2019, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/don-t-waste-that-perfectly-good-fetus/829060/137 "2019-02-09T23:45:35Z")
Darn it! ---
**Author:** ![puzzlegal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puzzlegal/32/3827_2.png) [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2019, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/don-t-waste-that-perfectly-good-fetus/829060/138 "2019-02-09T23:51:19Z")
Huh, I’m surprised this thread is open. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/don-t-waste-that-perfectly-good-fetus/829060.md?page=6)