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I was aware that McCain held those views on abortion. Is that sitting well with you? However, his running mate opposes does not hold these views and believes it's wrong in all cases with no exception. So if something were to happen to him...watch out.

But...what of my question concerning the morning after pill? Yay or nay?

Really? Realllly? I don't recall things going down like that at all.

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IA with McCain on rape and incest...However...

I happen to lean more towards Palin concerning abortion than Obama's stance (and voting record) on infanticide. He felt, while in Illinois, that partially aborted babies should not be given the same birth rights of "wanted" babies..So IMO if Obama is elected...watch out!

My personal opinion on the morning after pill?....nay..I say if you don't want a baby you should not have sex, or take precautions during sex..JMO...

I just feel that killing/blocking a sperm or egg is more humane than aborting a fertilized egg...or human zygote..

Really..

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I think we're pretty much on the same page here.

IA that credit card companies do engage in predatory practices and there ought to be measures against how far they can go. Consumers also need to take responsibilty for their actions. I know that dangling a card in front of a shopping addict is a huge problem and we can try to reform the addict while minimizing some of the temptation but things may happen anyway. If we had more people out there that didn't resent becoming "our brother's keeper" so to speak, things would go a bit more smoothly.

Making credit management counseling mandatory should be part of bankruptcy filings...at least I think so.

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I think making rape victims pay for the rape examination and rape kit is abhorrent. Evidence gathered from the rape kit is used in the trial -- it is part of the investigation. When did cities start making the victim pay the price for the police investigation and evidence gathering? It seems like it is specific to one set of victims and one crime.

Shame on her and any local official who engages in this!

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IA with the second part of your statement. However, saying to someone not to have sex unless they want a baby is stretching it a little, don't you think? I mean...com'on. We're humans here....

Regardless, we can chalk up another issue to agree to disagree. I'm sensing a pattern here, aren't you? <_<

Anyway. I found this very interesting article on healthcare. A huge problem in the US and one that both candidates have addressed to "fix" in one way or another.

Overhauling health care

Personally, the uninsured are the biggest problem we face today and something needs to be done about it. After reading the article, IMO it would be great if we could merge the two plans together we might have something.

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I believe you. BUT.....

In all fairness, Casey....rape is not like getting run over by a car.

Actually, if you are run over by a car and the police take some paint from your nails or hair or whatever and send it off to the lab to find out the kind of car that hit you, you aren't charged for that either! That is evidence that is sent to a lab for prosecution of the guilty party. Same as the rape kit.

That's my argument.

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I absolutely agree! Rape victims should not have to pay...gunshot victims should not have to pay...But we live in a very ugly world...

Are you proposing that the local government should pay for all medical bills associated with crime? Where should the line be drawn? That's my only question...

I got ya... ;)

I honestly can say, I had no idea what a rape kit even was ..I didn't realize that it is part of the investigation..I was thinking it was some type of medical treatment..sorry....Thanks for explaining it to me...

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That's what the article was stating. The victims had to pay for the rape examination and rape kit. No one is saying that the state or local government is paying for all their medical care related to the rape. Therefore, if someone has to pay for their own rape kit, then the person run over by the car should have to pay for the forensic test to remove the evidence from whatever part of their body.

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That is kind of cold-hearted...It doesn't make sense that rape victims would have to pay for the actual investigation. Are you sure that's right?

I was thinking a rape kit was a type of medical treatment. I didn't realize that it was an investigation tool...

Huh?

No, Roman, I was thinking that you guys were mad that rape victims had to pay for the medical treatment...I was saying that any victim of crime has to pay for their own treatment....Sorry..

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