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Originally Posted by hannukah harry
i say you have no basic rights. there's no such thing as a basic right. the 'basic rights' are those that we say we have and allow ourselves through the social contract. but their are no true 'inalienable rights.' only the law of nature is immutable. that we try to override it with our sentience doesn't change anything.
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What's the point here? I understand what you're saying, and I disagree, but what difference does this make? Should, in your view, that social contract enforce the right to life?
(And I'm not arguing that one can't agree with a right to life and still support legal abortion.)