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dostoevsky,
i share your desire for freedom of choice, but your argument is based on completely different premises than most pro-lifers base theirs on. so, it really is something very separate from addressing any of the pro-life viewpoints.
It all lies in the your definition of human life:
the majority of pro-life proponents would argue that when you abort a baby, you are taking the baby's ability of choice away. by choosing to end it's life, you are making a decision for another person that is unable to promote its own agenda. the ultimate in restriction of freedom.
nearly everyone wants free-choice. the issue often boils down to the definition of a human life. no matter your stance, the fetus is just that... a small developing person. the beginning of a real human being, an entity that can sense its environment and feel pain.
i realize that women are sometimes put into horrible situations. oftentimes an abortion is the only thing that rescues them from disgrace and/or ruin. but still, this isn't the same as a woman having the freedom to have plastic surgury or a piercing. there are many ethical considerations that must be taken.
it is never as simple as either side would have you believe.
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~ Winston Churchill
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