Lindsey Graham on abortion ban: If pregnant mom sings to her fetus then it must be a person

[Galraedia]

Source: Raw Story

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) defended his proposed abortion ban this week, saying that if a pregnant mother sings to her fetus then it must be considered a person.

Pat Robertson’s Christian Broadcasting Network (CBN) reported on Tuesday that potential presidential candidates like former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush (R) and Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal (R) had written letters in support of Graham’s bill that would ban abortion in the United States after 20 weeks of pregnancy.

“If you’re telling parents to sing to the baby because they understand your voice, really should we be aborting a child at the stage of the pregnancy?” Graham asked the network.

“I don’t want anybody carrying the Republican banner that doesn’t get this. If you don’t get this, then you’re the extremist,” he added.

Read more: http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/09/lindsey-graham-on-abortion-ban-if-pregnant-mom-sings-to-her-fetus-then-it-must-be-a-person/

[Momgonepostal]

1. People also talk to their plants...are vegetables people, too? Nt

[niyad]

3. our plants, our animals, the voices in our heads. . .

as several pointed out, does that mean if the woman does NOT sing to the fetus, it is not a person, and, therefore, can most assuredly be aborted?

[ninjanurse]

20. Let the woman decide

I thought the same thing. Whether and when to bring a pregnancy to term and have a baby is a profound decision. This decision if for the woman to make. The woman who is singing has clearly made her decision, which I equally respect.

[tomm2thumbs]

18. my head of lettuce says they are people...

but I heard that through a leek

[niyad]

2. the comments on raw story were most entertaining.

[mercuryblues]

4. ah shit

If I sang to my fetus when I was in TN, I would have been arrested for harming it.

[Orrex]

5. So my friend who sings to her cat...?

[catrose]

8. Yeah, I sing to my cats too…. eom

[whereisjustice]

6. “Free speech is a great idea, but we’re in a war.” - Lindsey Graham

Now who's the extremist?

[bearssoapbox]

9. Yup, “Free speech is a great idea".

As long as it's 'his' idea of free speech.

[Tyrs WolfDaemon]

7. I doubt that anyone is singing to Lindsey Graham

Can we then abort him from congress for not being a person now?


edit to add: I mean him no harm in this procedure other than having the door of his office hit him on his non-human ass as he gets booted out.

[whereisjustice]

10. except the voices in his head

[DocMac]

11. If I sang a sweet song to

a small business, it will become google!

[no1uno]

12. Identity crisis.....

I've talked to corporations so guess they are people.

[TygrBright]

13. And I sing to my kitteh...

We have a whole song-and-dance routine, where I sing to him, and he high-fives me after each verse:

"I'm... too cutesome for my tail...

Too cutesome for my tail,

I'm too cutesome!"

(High five Mom here...)

"I'm... too fluffy for my butt...

Too fluffy for my butt,

I'm too fluffy!"

(High five Mom here...)

"I'm... too playful for my paws...

Too playful for my paws...

I'm too playful!"

So I guess I should be filing tax returns for him, and getting him a Social Security number, huh?

D'ya think the IRS would take quarterly estimated payments in kibble?

sarcastically,
Bright

[daleo]

14. People sing in the shower

Does that make plumbing fixtures human?

[Liberal Veteran]

15. Soft kitty, warm kitty, little ball of fur, happy kitty, sleepy kitty, purr, purr, purr...

Cats are people too!

[Thor_MN]

16. So if I sing to my dog, I can claim it as a dependent on my taxes.

Cha-ching!!!

[Erich Bloodaxe BSN]

22. I think it means you can marry him or her.

After all, if any living thing you sing to is a person, than sure marriage equality demands it.

[Zambero]

17. If Lindsey's pal John McCain sings "Bomb Bomb Bomb Iran"

Then his pal McCain must be a loose-lipped trigger-happy warmongering delusional fool. But then again he is.

[freshwest]

19. And if she doesn't sing, it's not a baby? More rules for the other sex. Shut up, Lindsay.

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[tanyev]

21. Cool. I often murmur, "C'mon, baby, you can do it" to my car on chilly mornings.

Guess I've got another tax deduction!

[RobinA]

24. I Talk To My Car

as well. "Why are you doing this to me?" I also talk to my iPhone frequently, accusing it of having a mind of its own. Jeez, who knew I had so many dependents?

[Vinca]

23. If it's a person at 20 weeks, what is it at 19 weeks?

His logic is illogical. If he truly believes what he's proposing, he should be demanding the repeal of Roe. But he isn't brave enough to stand up for what he really believes in . . . it might cost him votes.

[marble falls]

25. One manifestation, one vote.

[merrily]

26. And then, both Robertson and Graham put that into a fundraising letter.

And both males lived self-righteously ever after. The End

[HockeyMom]

27. My cats answer me when I talk to them

My kids didn't as embryos, fetuses, or until almost a year after they were born.

[leftyladyfrommo]

28. His elevator just doesn't go clear to the top! n/a

[CRK7376]

29. I can't be a mother

because I'm a guy, but I sing very poorly everyweekend on the mower or tractor which drowns out my lousy voice. Can't carry a tune in a bucket but I sang to my kids when they were in their mom's womb and once they arrived. Now they just laugh on the weekends when they see me mowing and singing....I feel sorry for the grass and cows that hear me sing. Kids beg me not too, but campfire songs and army marching tunes(clean ones of course) are way up on the top of my favorite list along with Jimmy Buffett. Lindsey Graham needs to go pound sand.