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"Valid". Interesting choice of words. Whether or not they are 'equally valid' would depend upon how you are using 'valid'.
Valid in that you make no presumptions about the worth of one life over another. .
Because when two people share one body, one of them has to have the 'superior' rights.
The fetus cannot exist without the mother, but she can exist without the fetus. This gives her a superior standing. The body itself, belongs to her. She is an aware, sentient human being. The fetus isn't. She may have other aware, sentient human beings dependent upon her. The fetus doesn't.
I agree with you here, but only in an either/or situation. IF the mother would die without an abortion then a choice has to be made. If the pregnancy is less than 22 weeks then there is no choice. After that time then the logical decision would be an abortion but some mothers allow the baby to live and give up their own lives. Whatever, the foetus cannot give an opinion so in that situation the mother makes the decision. I would not, however, say 'superior rights', just capability.
Finally, simple common sense. Criminalizing abortion will not stop abortion. It will only make it dangerous for poor women.
IMO, abortion should be safe, legal and Rare.
Again, I agree. There are (IMO very limited) situations where abortions are necessary. What I have a problem with is abortion as a right and those who argue that any restictions on abortion is somehow designed to oppress women.
Under our Constitution, the only way to subtract rights from a person, is if they have been convicted of certain crimes.
Since pregnancy is not a crime: how do you propose giving the ZEF 'equal rights' without subtracting rights from the mother?
Again, assuming that both are equal then that is a perfect argument to prevent abortion. The child has not commited any crime. Abortion takes from the child the right to life. This right surely has precedence over the right to bear arms, the right to persue happiness and so forth.
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