And the baby’s body does not belong to you. Whether you like it or not, we all belong to the state in the sense that the state has a vested interest in protecting its citizens, even the tiniest of babies. Roe v Wade took that protection away from the babies, and thanks to NRTL, that lack of protection still exists today.
As far as my religious beliefs, you have no clue what my religious beliefs are. This has nothing to do with religious beliefs, but basic human beliefs. You contradict yourself. You say no one has a right to tell a woman that she has to carry a baby to term, yet you denounce late-term abortion. Can’t have it both ways.
The unborn child is not a “citizen,” and you know it. One must have a birth certificate in order to be a citizen. No one gets a Social Security number until he/she is born. And, yes, the baby does belong to the body of the mother. There is no way to separate the fetus/baby from the mother until the fetus/baby is viable.
I denounce abortion, generally speaking, in moral terms. Just as I denounce adultery, fornication. Yet I do not want to make those immoral acts crimes (again). The government has no power to control immoral acts. However, churches, religious institutions, and public opinion can cause people to change their behavior.
I’m not a pro-abortionist, but I am tired of hearing from Republicans and others who claim to believe in freedom that they want to go back to criminalizing ALL abortions. And I’m tired of people on the “right” demonizing people who disagree with them.