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Achem. Ryan also identified correctly that his position is based on reason and science.
Not really. There's not even a conflict. It's right to life vs. "right to kill."
The first premise of a right to property is that you own yourself, and I agree wholeheartedly that you own your own body and should make choices that affect your body. When you create offspring you have the responsibility to take care of them, however. Their body is not your body. You may not destroy or harm the bodies of other humans.
Doing what you want to your own body ultimately has nothing to do with abortion; parents don't have (and shouldn't have) absolute license to harm, neglect, poison, kill, etc. their offspring.
Oh jeez. More like Right to Life > Right to body.
Not really. There's not even a conflict. It's right to life vs. "right to kill."
The first premise of a right to property is that you own yourself, and I agree wholeheartedly that you own your own body and should make choices that affect your body. When you create offspring you have the responsibility to take care of them, however. Their body is not your body. You may not destroy or harm the bodies of other humans.
Doing what you want to your own body ultimately has nothing to do with abortion; parents don't have (and shouldn't have) absolute license to harm, neglect, poison, kill, etc. their offspring.