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@Athias
Legislation of citizenship is arbitrary,
perhaps technically "arbitrary" but there is a very broad and historical consensus that citizenship begins at birth (and upon receipt of a birth-certificate)
Legislation of citizenship is arbitrary,
and its being inside another person does not change that it can be done harm.
perhaps technically "arbitrary" but there is a very broad and historical consensus that citizenship begins at birth (and upon receipt of a birth-certificate)
it's a matter of jurisdiction
Now let me ask you: what would your position reflect if for example one were to maul and utterly batter someone before expelling them from one's home?
i actually knew an individual who killed a man with a steak knifethe killed man was an uninvited intruder and tried to run awaythe individual i knew, chased the intruder down and stabbed them several times in the back, outside of their homethe police told my friend later that if the "suspect" had been killed inside the home, my friend would not have been charged with murder
may not have entered by "intrusion."
in most cases there is an "unexpected" aspect to the pregnancy, which strongly implies the sperm and subsequent blastocyst qualifies as "uninvited"
It's funny, part of the reason I made this thread is because I'm genuinely undecided on my position on abortion in very early pregnancy (before 10 weeks or so) but the responses from the pro-choice crowd have been so inhuman and unempathetic I'm moving rapidly to the extreme pro-life camp
The law righteously provides a constitutional right to abortion. It's very hard for me to imagine a scenario in which compelling someone to give birth against their will seems like a legitimate function of the state, and even harder to imagine why an unborn person should have any rights at all.
God gives you a soul?
Definitely not. And if Republicans win the House, Senate and WH (which they probably will) there will likely be a national ban.
The same goes for minors.
Being born is a prerequisite to our constitutional rights.
That is pretty disgusting to me, ngl.I literally see no difference between killing an 8 month-in fetus or murdering a premature born baby... Do the math... Think about it.
What constitutional rights are not afforded to minors? Which rights?
Probs has something to do with Jurisdiction in that an American constitution applies to American citizens. Otherwise we would be sending the world police outside our borders to protect everyone's rights. (which we do sometimes whenever we feel like it).
When you get pregnant I will fully support your choice to carry the pregnancy to term. In the meantime you will just have to deal with things you find unpalatable. In a free society we cannot jail everyone whose choices we disagree with, especially when nobody's rights are being violated.
.ebuc....Just switch of our empathy centers and allow the barbarians to come forward...