[small_l_libertarian]

That's not true. A fetus left to itself would die. A fetus before the point of its own viability REQUIRES the resources of its mother (or advanced medical technology) to survive. It isn't a completely separate being until it can survive on its own (not meaning that I condone abortion, but meaning that the mother is being forced to contribute her resources to the fetus' survival, up to a certain point).

[dirtboy]

That's not true. A fetus left to itself would die. A fetus before the point of its own viability REQUIRES the resources of its mother (or advanced medical technology) to survive. It isn't a completely separate being until it can survive on its own (not meaning that I condone abortion, but meaning that the mother is being forced to contribute her resources to the fetus' survival, up to a certain point).

Well, the courts see fit to force unwilling fathers to contribute resources for their child to survive, often for years and years, but don't see fit to force a mother to carry a fetus for a few months.