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+1 It’s also funny that I asked that same question several times in this thread and none of the Rs raving about it could answer me, so now I have something in common with Matt Gaetz <SHUDDER> |
What people who are for women's bodily autonomy are saying is that a woman's body has precedence over the fetus inside it. That fetus is a potential threat to a woman's life or body and therefore the woman gets to say if she is willing to take on that risk. The government doesn't get to force people to go through a potentially dangerous process that involves pain and suffering. |
No, by fascists we all mean people that are abusing their power to force, by violence in the case of forced birth, their world view. |
+1 Forced pregnancy is a crime against humanity according to the United Nations. |
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It’s like the Crusades. Religious fanatics trying to overthrow other people and force their religion on them.
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No, PP pretty clearly said that using terminology that says "fetus =/= child" somehow changes women's understanding of their pregnancies in a way that makes it easier for them to have an abortion. I think that's complete BS. What evidence is there to support it? This view has led to legislation forcing women to undergo unnecessary medical procedures such as transvaginal u/s to force women to see their developing fetus before seeking an abortion. As if they were confused about what's going on in their bodies. |
I've had a fetus expelled from my body and it was not a baby. And you know very well that there are plenty of right-wing fanatics out there who want to ban abortion from the point of conception. Never mind that most conceptions don't even make it to birth because human reproduction is extremely inefficient. |
Let's all agree that human life begins at conception. Let's stipulate to that fact and move on. And let's get to the real issue here: Control. Who gets to control women's health? Is it the state? Is it the woman? And let's also talk about equal protection. Women are certainly treated differently than men when that male sperm mates with a woman's egg, aren't they? Why is that? If women have to endure pregnancy, then men who impregnate them must endure something similar. What's it gonna be? Imprison the men for nine months while the woman is pregnant with their child? Women and men deserve equal treatment and equal protection under the law. That's in the constitution. |
| I had two miscarriages. Would I have been prosecuted if this happened in a post-Roe world? Would the fascists have to investigate to make sure I hadn't murdered my fetus? These were wanted pregnancies, but I'm guessing I would be treated like a criminal for these miscarriages if they happened after Roe is struck down. |
Why do you care? If, say, we were able to extract a fertilized egg from a woman's uterus right after conception, then grow that embryo in the lab into a full-term baby, would you pay for that process? It would cost some money, but hey, you're saving a "baby." And when that baby reaches full term in that laboratory, will you pay the costs to raise and educate that child? Someone has to. Why not you if you care so much about that "baby"? |
No, I will not agree. |