What's really bizarre is that I don't see the comment on my Facebook page.
Here's the thing -- if they want to, people can believe that New Life begins after really hot sex, and that said life is more sacred than any other life.
But!
They don't have the right to force the outcomes of their beliefs on people who might believe that abortion is a reasonable medical solution to an unwanted pregnancy, or on a woman who wants her baby very badly -- and loses it through no fault of her own.
That's the problem with this "personhood" thing. It forces undesirable outcomes on everybody. Roe vs. Wade, on the other hand, says that you may legally and safely obtain an abortion if, in your opinion, as the owner of your body and your life, it is necessary.
If you don't want to have an abortion, no one is going to force you. Especially, the law isn't going to force you.
Or: Roe vs. Wade is about having a choice, and a stake in your own life. And the "personhood" bill is about having no choices, and no agency in your own life and health.
Re: Anonymous past
Here's the thing -- if they want to, people can believe that New Life begins after really hot sex, and that said life is more sacred than any other life.
But!
They don't have the right to force the outcomes of their beliefs on people who might believe that abortion is a reasonable medical solution to an unwanted pregnancy, or on a woman who wants her baby very badly -- and loses it through no fault of her own.
That's the problem with this "personhood" thing. It forces undesirable outcomes on everybody. Roe vs. Wade, on the other hand, says that you may legally and safely obtain an abortion if, in your opinion, as the owner of your body and your life, it is necessary.
If you don't want to have an abortion, no one is going to force you. Especially, the law isn't going to force you.
Or: Roe vs. Wade is about having a choice, and a stake in your own life. And the "personhood" bill is about having no choices, and no agency in your own life and health.