The problem here is that you still think of abortion as the murder of a fetus. It's not.
It's the eviction of a fetus. The fact that the fetus can't survive anywhere but that one woman's womb is not her fault, or our fault. It's the fetus's fault for being there, as far as I'm concerned. It's a slight tragedy that the fetus might not have intended to be there, but there it is, and it's certainly taking actions that put the health of the mother in danger.
If she doesn't want it there, it has to go. End of story. She has an absolute right to determine what human beings are allowed to reside in her uterus, at any time.
Crashfrog, this argument is just as silly and unrealistic as the Right's argument against abortion. No one has an absolute right to do anything to another human being. That's what we have laws for - to protect the powerless against the powerful.
Unless a woman was raped, she's responsible for the foetus being there. If she chooses to have an abortion, then she's also responsible for terminating the life of a potential human being. That's the reality facing women who have an abortion. And that's why it's a difficult thing for most women to do, even when it's necessary. The argument you're using just trivialises the issue.
The leading cause of death, worldwide, for women ages 13-18 is pregnancy. You may have heard the term "complications from pregnancy", but that's a misnomer. The stresses that a developing fetus places on a mother's body simply kill the mother, sometimes.
Hmmm. This is the one issue that brings out the religious hysteric in you, isn't it Crashfrog? Generally I'm with you in most arguments (especially your enjoyable spats with Holmes), but here I think you're accepting feminist rhetoric too unquestioningly.
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