I agree that in today's society, with the miriad of birth control options available to everyone, an unwanted pregnancy should not even occur, making the whole abortion issue a moot point.
But, education will teach those women who do get pregnant that what is inside them is not part of their body, but in fact it is a distinct entity. People that believe a baby growing inside a woman's body is part of her body are just ignorant.
If, after being shown the facts of mammalian reproduction someone still believes that a growing baby inside a woman's body is part of her body. Then they are just fukin' stupid.
Originally Posted by Jackie S
The fetus is a separate but completely dependant entity.
It's a matter competing rights after 20 weeks.
Giving birth is dangerous.
The maternal mortality rate in the US is going up! That's a totally different discussion but it makes a point
https://www.cdc.gov/reproductiveheal...nce-system.htm
Some women view a pregnancy as a threat to their lives.
They're not wrong. If they don't want to risk it, they shouldn't have to risk it.
Even though most women don't die, it still is their rights against another entity's.
If another living person were connected to the other, what right does the dependent person have to affect the others health or their very right to live?
Why are fetuses special?