I had not pondered such a thought as you wrote in your post #1170...excellent...(of course, I had not thought to bring abortion into this discussion either)..
Also, inconsistency of principle is a form of hypocrisy. You can't oppose abortion on the principle that it's wrong to kill children and then support a parent's right to kill their child in some other way. I guess to some people, it's NOT about the principles, but about being on a side. As a libertarian, I see that a lot from certain people who think I should abandon my principles for the sake of a "side".