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Thanks for your reasonable posts, glory. I hate to say it, but these "but she was being compassionate" arguments are not really about what being a responsible conservative is being about. Substitute something else - something less emotionally charged - for breastfeeding that would put the baby in the position of being an involuntary airbag, and see how it looks.

I shudder to think of some of the stupid things I've done in my past - fortunately, not too many, but still... And being a parent instills in a person the responsibility to make wise and safe decisions for another person who does not have the capacity to do so. But having the responsibility and freedom does not automatically instill the unlimited license to do ANYTHING and have it be unchallenged or even restricted.

I have known leftists and Democrats to want to have any action or statement remain unchallenged (see: Dixie Chicks), and will howl that their rights are being violated if we don't agree with them lockstep. I maintain that when you do or say something, that you must expect a challenge and disagreement. If you are surprised when that happens, well...

Taking it further down the line, there are parents who believe that beating a child is instilling "discipline". Is that statism, too?