Here's my "libertarian" stance on abortion: If it's human, initiation of force against it such that it dies is murder and punishable by death.
Is that "principled" enough for you?
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I agree with that. Many small "l" libertarians do. Unfortunately, the Libertarian Party official stance, many of its members, and most of its establishment, supports abortion on demand.
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Other than that, each individual SHOULD be allowed to do what they want as long as doing so doesn't interfere with the equal Rights of others. And no, using the excuse of socialism's "cost" via insurance and medical care rates doesn't count. Those are problems created by government, not by freedom of action.
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I tend to agree, but we may disagree here if you are one of the Libertarians who believe the country shouldn't have any controls on who crosses its borders. Other than that I agree.
I don’t just fault the Libertarians on these issues. I also fault the Republicans and so-called conservatives, who attack libertarians for being against helmet laws, drug prohibition, socialized schooling, and on and on.
Both groups need to give a little to make the country a better place.
Wrong. They feel it isn't the FedGov's job to be ruling in either way on this as they don't have the Constitutional authority. It should be decided at the State level.