If the aim is a coherent moral and intellectual framework rather than ad hoc justifications in service of ideology, you need principled basis for your views.
I appreciate these arguments, especially the point regarding the difference between mandating a substance going INTO my body versus prohibiting a proceedure which does absolute harm (i.e. death) to another. Another point along these lines is the fact that my potential for harboring a virus or bacteria that MAY harm another is many thousands of times less absolute risk to any particular individual than the stated intention of abortion, which is to unequivocally end the life of a specific human being (absolute risk = 100%).
thanks Becky -- that's a good point. While our immune systems surely offer some defense against viruses, and even our noses can withstand some impact from a fist, the unborn (wherever one draws the line between person/not person) is truly defenseless against the procedure.
I appreciate these arguments, especially the point regarding the difference between mandating a substance going INTO my body versus prohibiting a proceedure which does absolute harm (i.e. death) to another. Another point along these lines is the fact that my potential for harboring a virus or bacteria that MAY harm another is many thousands of times less absolute risk to any particular individual than the stated intention of abortion, which is to unequivocally end the life of a specific human being (absolute risk = 100%).
thanks Becky -- that's a good point. While our immune systems surely offer some defense against viruses, and even our noses can withstand some impact from a fist, the unborn (wherever one draws the line between person/not person) is truly defenseless against the procedure.