Reply #128: You are confusing (total strangers') personal opinion with individual rights

[omega minimo]

I understand your point, you've thought it through.

However, this points up the trap of thinking we have the right to judge others.

"I am simply saying that a happily married woman who elects to abort solely because it was a "surprise" or hubby already had a vasectomy (oops) might be considered selfish (though not in all cases)."

"...might be considered selfish..." by whom? Whose business is it?

"No one should be forced to bring an unwanted child into the world. but if we argue that war and capital punishment are immoral because it devalues human life, then at a minimum we ought to allow that abortion for selfish reason ought to be rare."

Again with the judgement. "we ought to allow that abortion for selfish reason ought to be rare." "To use abortion solely as a means of contraception can be ssen as selfish."

That may be a valid personal opinion for one's own life or even others' hypothetical behavior, but it is TOTALLY OUT OF PLACE in terms of the rights of others and private decisions that have nothing to to with the opinionated.



"I support a woman's right to choose in all instances..."

If we really mean that, we will keep our opinions seperate from acknowledging and supporting that right. Permanently.