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You should not ignorantly and arrogantly act as if your OPINION is in any way "clear" fact.
There is nothing inherent to Libertarian principle that would determine whether or not a Libertarian would feel that an unborn chlid is vested with rights or not.
And if he is, there is PLENTY of evidence that a Libertarian can feel it's reasonable to infringe upon someone's rights in the protecting of rights for those who are unable to protect them themselves.
It is my opinion and it's the law. No one has any rights except as recognized and accorded by our legal system. I try to keep the religious side of it out of the discussion because we dont base our laws on religious views. To give the unborn rights, I'd like to see how and why but people always just say....because all human beings have them. They dont...that's factual and if you want the unborn to have them, I'd love to see why...of course it leads to why born people have rights....but no one actually tries to develop a discussion, they get insulted and fall back on terminology. That discussion can take place within or without the Libertarian position but nobody bothers, period.
It's all just my opinion but that's how I phrased it. And then I try to support that with an explanation.
It's clear here that many LIbertarians feel no differently about abortion than anyone else and adjust their perceptions of how it fits into that platform just the way the rest of us justify our position on it.