I do not agree with a helpless human life being ended purely because of any unfortunate circumstance which may have created that life. But I DO NOT agree that my beliefs should be FORCED upon another. Let each make their choices until science can factually determine when life begins.
@GloopdevIndependent1yr1Y
Science does not factually determine when personhood begins, that is inherently a moral question which derives its answer from philosophical & theological pursuits. Life most definitely begins at fertilization from a scientific perspective, so abortion should be regulated by your logic. Saying that your beliefs should not be enforced comes from a place of moral uncertainty (or slothfulness). If you believe something to be true, is it not reasonable to enforce this? For example, if I am opposed to slavery, it is not only my right to end it but also my duty to end it. If you recognize abortion as evil and refuse to attempt to stop it, you are allowing libertarian ethics to interfere with what you know is good and righteous.
@Patriot-#1776Constitution11mos11MO
Libertarian ethics properly applied would be Pro-Life, by the way. Libertarians believe in non-aggression. Abortion is certainly aggression.
@8994C3S4yrs4Y
I like this point of view.
@8WM5VVQ3yrs3Y
Science has concluded that life begins at conception. I would accept the libertarian argument to let each person make their own decision regarding this issue if the same standard was applied to other issues by the left. The same people advocating for COVID vax and mask mandates argue that its not the governments position to rule on abortion. I believe this statement would be true if the idea of power to the individual was applied everywhere else. Unfortunately, its not so that's why I disagree with your statement.
@SkepTex 7mos7MO
Engaged Abortion #9 Informed Social Issues
Sperm and egg are alive.
Cite that scientific conclusion, please. Every individual cell in your body is life, but getting a haircut does not require ethical consideration. Only two cells are alive at conception (and before BTW), but those two cells are no longer alive. Does life end when those cells died? No. “Life” is an unbroken stream of reproduction since its beginning.
@Dry550Independent 1yr1Y
Life doesn’t begin until you’re outside the womb, would you be willing to raise the fetus’ that would be aborted? Most people who are on the pro life side of this seem to care more about a fetus than the actual baby once it’s born. These the same people who would shame a single mother for raising a bastard child when they don’t know the full story and should keep to themselves…so on that last part, we can agree in earnest.
@B4HPYNB3mos3MO
adoption centers do exist and we should improve them instead of just killing the "fetus" which you call it which just is a dehumanizing word for unborn baby. and if life starts outside the womb does that mean you think location determines if you are alive or what because that makes no sense.
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@9SNFKXQ 10mos10MO
single cell organisms are alive. I think people have inherent speciesist tendencies that make it appealing to value human life more than the lives of insects or protozoa. Its not a question of life, but of whether the alive conglomeration of cells has rights that trump the mother's rights to bodily autonomy.
@schlotzsky9mos9MO
“But I DO NOT agree that my beliefs should be FORCED upon another”
That's what the people said about slavery, too. "I don't have a slave, I don't want a slave, I don't think people should have slaves, ... but that's up to the slave owners to decide for themselves."
@WeThePeople177610mos10MO
Bruh. What about the fetus's belief that his moms will should not be forced upon him.
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