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To: Past Your Eyes

Will some libertarian explain to me why giving the unborn the same liberty as the rest of us is a problem?


44 posted on 04/07/2010 6:00:09 AM PDT by malos (Call Me Inpressed)
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To: malos
Will some libertarian explain to me why giving the unborn the same liberty as the rest of us is a problem?

The arguments are ethically weak.

Number one would be, you own your own body. Thus you have the right to do anything you want with it, including having your uterus emptied.

Number two would be the "unwanted intruder" theory. An unwanted pregnancy is an invasion of your body, and you have a right to expel unwanted intruders like you would defend your home.

The pro-life libertarian position is that of course you are free to choose. But when you have sex voluntarily, you have made a choice. You have voluntarily participated in creating a separate life. It's not an intruder, it's an invited guest. Once that life is created it has a right to live.

25 years ago at least half of the party members held the pro-life position. I'll bet it's more now.

88 posted on 04/07/2010 6:27:13 AM PDT by jimt
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To: malos

Zackly.


109 posted on 04/07/2010 6:40:41 AM PDT by Past Your Eyes (You don't have to be ignorant to be a Democrat...but if you are...so what?)
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To: malos
Will some libertarian explain to me why giving the unborn the same liberty as the rest of us is a problem?

When that dam fetus can go out and earn a living and pay taxes then it can have its liberty!

/S

178 posted on 04/07/2010 8:16:40 AM PDT by Eagle Eye (The last thing I want to do is hurt you, but it is still on my list.)
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