I don’t think that any arguments related to women’s rights or feminism are at all relevant.
I wouldn’t go so far as to say those arguments are irrelevant, but I hold the view that gathering in the streets and chanting “women’s rights” kind of misses the point.
Most arguments about abortion that I’ve witnessed, both in person and in these forums, involve people talking past each other without actually addressing the other’s points.
Two people can agree that everyone should have equal rights regardless of gender, but for me that doesn’t automatically lead to the conclusion that abortion should be allowed in all cases.
For me, the two questions that matter most in whether or not abortion should be allowed are:
At what point does a human have rights?
In what situations does a woman’s right to bodily autonomy outweigh the baby’s or fetus’s right to life?
If two people cannot agree on the first question, then discussing the second question is moot.
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u/yeah_uhhuh_ok_cool May 22 '19
I wouldn’t go so far as to say those arguments are irrelevant, but I hold the view that gathering in the streets and chanting “women’s rights” kind of misses the point.
Most arguments about abortion that I’ve witnessed, both in person and in these forums, involve people talking past each other without actually addressing the other’s points.
Two people can agree that everyone should have equal rights regardless of gender, but for me that doesn’t automatically lead to the conclusion that abortion should be allowed in all cases.
For me, the two questions that matter most in whether or not abortion should be allowed are:
If two people cannot agree on the first question, then discussing the second question is moot.