Hello all! A couple of my recent social experiments have been based around religion, so I figured I would try to move away from it to switch things up. (Yes I realize reasoning for saying "no" may be derived from religious belief, but the question itself is not of religious belief, and they are not mutually exclusive.) So the questions I pose are multitiered, because simple questions are for communists: [b]Do you support Abortion? Do you support Euthanasia? Why/why not for each? [u]For those who support one and not the other,[/u] what is the distinction between the two that causes disagreement? [u]For those who support both,[/u] would you say that agreeing with one, causes you to agree with the other? [u]For those who support neither,[/u] what about human life makes it so significant that it shouldn't not be tampered with, even in undesirable situations? [/b] For clarification: [spoiler] [u]Abortion[/u]- [quote]The ending of a pregnancy by the [forced or natural] removal of the fetus/embryo from the womb before it is able to survive on it's own[/quote] [u]Euthanasia[/u]- [quote]Intentionally ending a life in order to relieve pain and suffering; "merciful death" caused by another individual; "distinguishing euthanasia from intentional killing simpliciter is the agent's motive: it must be a good motive insofar as the good of the person being killed is concerned"[/quote] [/spoiler] If you are confused with either of the terms, please ask before you vote/comment, I fully realize the definitions I provided for both, especially euthanasia, are pretty vague. Simple copy/pastes from wiki in the case that you didn't know the terms previously. Oh and every time you vote in a poll and don't comment, a puppy freezes to death on a porch. Save the pooch, love the pooch. EDIT: You may be confused by the term "euthanasia". Just an FYI, it is not JUST physician-assisted suicide, and is illegal in many more places than abortion. ALSO, [b]"pulling the plug" is NOT Euthanasia, that is allowing the body to die on it's own, euthanasia is actually causing the body to die before it would on it's own.[/b]