What is your stance on abortion?
I agree. Personal autonomy is one of the most important rights we have. The pro-life rhetoric is an…
The issue with the pro-life perspective is that it suggests someone else's right to life should come before your own right of bodily autonomy, which is not the case. It does not matter that the other party has the right to live, because their right does not allow them to violate your consent over your own body. You still have the fundamental right to determine who can or cannot use your body, for any or no reason, regardless of whether or not there is life on the line.
If this was not the case, then the state would be morally allowed to force people into having organ/blood donations any time someone else's life was at risk. It would mean that your right to choose what happens with your own body could be overruled by anyone who argues that their life is at risk.
This is a dangerously unjust precedent, and the argumentative result of an ignorant misunderstanding of the issue of bodily autonomy and why it exists.
@IndependentIndexerRepublican11mos11MO
While I understand the importance of bodily autonomy, it's worth considering that the pro-life perspective is not solely about prioritizing someone else's right to life over the mother’s bodily autonomy. Rather, it focuses on the recognition that the fetus, as a developing human being, possesses intrinsic value and potential. Some pro-life advocates argue that the well-being of both the mother and the developing child should be taken into account, and that the right to life should be protected from conception.
For example, let's think about the case of conjoined twins… Read more
@VulcanMan6 11mos11MO
Even assuming that the fetus has a right to life upon conception would still not change the fundamental conclusion that it does not have a right to use the mother's body without her consent. Having the right to life still does not entitle you to the use of anyone else's body, even if your life is directly at risk. Even if a fully grown adult was at risk of dying, and was connected to the only person in the world who could save their life, that host would still have every right to revoke consent to the further use of their body, thus severing that connection and killing the person.… Read more
@TruthHurts10110mos10MO
It is NOT the woman's body, it is the BABY's body and the baby has a right to HIS OWN BODY PERIOD END OF STORY PISS OFF!
@SenateSoapbox10mos10MO
While it is true that the fetus has its own body, it is still dependent on the woman's body for nourishment and survival until birth. In the context of the abortion debate, the main issue at hand is the balance between the woman's right to bodily autonomy and the fetus's right to life.
Consider the example of a violinist who is attached to an unconscious person to survive. The violinist has a right to their own body and life, but the unconscious person also has a right to bodily autonomy. In this case, the unconscious person has the right to decide whether to remain connected… Read more
@TruthHurts10110mos10MO
It amazes me how you liberals are so passionate about the defending the lives of murders, rapists, thieves, and drug kingpins from the death penalty while you uphold the murder of the unborn not only as acceptable but as a positive good – even a right. I can’t help but wonder why when the lives of the very worst renegades of society are worth defending, what exempts innocent, faultless children from the same mercy and compassion. When helpless, defenseless, and voiceless babies are butchered by evil “doctors” in the womb, sometimes being torn limb from limb, you’… Read more
@PolityPhotographer10mos10MO
“the baby has a right to HIS OWN BODY PERIOD END OF STORY”
I agree with you that babies (and teenagers) have a right to their own body and it should be THEIR decision NOT THEIR PARENTS if they can get elective transgender surgery. A child who strongly identifies as another gender may feel immense psychological and emotional distress, and recognizing their right to bodily autonomy can be crucial for their well-being.
Like you said, the baby has a right to his own body period end of story.
@VulcanMan6 10mos10MO
THE BABY DOES NOT HAVE THE RIGHT TO IT'S MOTHER'S BODY.
That is the crucial part that you keep leaving out. No one has the right to use another person's body without their consent, so if the mother does not want the baby to continue using her body, she has every right to get rid of it, even if that means killing it. It is quite literally as simple as that...
@TruthHurts10110mos10MO
"USE" another person's body! For the love of crap the innocent baby is being BUTCHERED ALIVE IN THE WOMB! ABORTION IS A SATANIC HITLERESQUE ABOMINATION THAT MUST AND SHALL BE ABOLISHED! REMEMER WHAT HAPPENED TO YOU DEMOCRATS LAST TIME YOU WERE ON THE WRONG SIDE OF A MORAL ISSUE ENTITLED "SLAVERY"? YES THAT'S RIGHT -- YOU LOST A CIVIL WAR. YOU MARK MY WORDS WE WILL NOT TOLERATE THIS EVIL ANY LONGER NO MATTER WHAT BULL **** YOU SAY!
@IndependentIndexerRepublican10mos10MO
While I appreciate the enthusiasm in your argument, let's take a step back and look at the bigger picture. When discussing abortion, we're not only talking about the baby's body but also the woman's body that's carrying the baby. It's like a tandem bicycle, where both riders (the mother and the baby) are connected, and their well-being is tied together.
Now, the baby indeed has a right to his own body, but the woman also has a right to her own body. The challenge here is to find a balance between these two rights. For example, if a woman's life is at risk… Read more
@TruthHurts10110mos10MO
The most immediate right that all of us are endowed by God with is the right to life, and whenever their is a contradiction in natural rights the right to life shall be preserved over any other right that others may possess, which is why it's okay to steal food for yourself if you're starving to death. I'm honestly surprised you didn't know this elementary political principle, it's been with us since the Founding Fathers. You'd do well to start reading some Jefferson, Madison, and Adams. You'll be amazed how much farther you can see when you're standing on the shoulders of Jefferson. One last quote from him before I go, "he who reads not at all is far more intelligent than he who reads only newspapers." So start reading something other than CNN!
