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And I simply stated that a fetus cannot control it's own body.
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It can control it in the same way a sleeping person can. The fact that it cant move around on it's own doesnt make it the property of the mother. |
A fetus cannot survive on it's own.
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I am against abortion except for when the birth would result in the Mother's death and when conception is a result of rape
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It is not the child's fault that it was the product of a rape. Why is it less of a person if it was the product of rape or incest? |
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should be aborted if it is the product of rape, I said that I considered that understandable.
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then I believe that no-one has the right to tell a woman she cannot have an abortion.
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It is not just about the woman's right to her body...it is about the child's right to exist. The mother does not have the right to kill a child. The only reasonable exception, IMO, is if her own life is at risk. |
Why is a fetus a child? After a certain stage of development, yes it is (or thereabouts) and as such there should be a cut-off point for abortions. Before that stage however, why is the fetus a child? You have no qualms about 'squashing a zygote'.
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I do not believe we should ban abortion, but that we should increase awareness and availability of other options (e.g adoption) and also give people, teenagers especially, more information about, and access to, contraception.
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That will not solve the core issue. The core issue is this: is the child a person or is it property? it cant be both. Right? |
No it cannot. As raytri said, there has to be a compromise.
If what I suggested will not solve the problem, what will?