The right that's precious is the right to one's self-determination.
Yet you have no problem denying that right to an entire society while imposing your own version of morality upon it.
A woman must have the right to decide whether to reproduce.
She does have that right. And when a unique individual life with its own singular DNA forms in her womb, that decision has already been made.
Men don't endure the pain and burden of gestation and childbirth.
Nor do men have the right to decide whether a woman reproduces.
Men have, again in my view, no right whatsoever to force a woman to abort, or to give birth. But by supporting their partner, they can persuade her to do the right thing.
And herein lies another facet of the problem - men pressuring women to get abortions. You see, it is men who are the biggest supporters of abortion because it allows them to treat women as sperm receptacles. And if the woman gets knocked up, she can go off and get an abortion because it's legal and because it sure beats the hell out of 18 years of child support.
Abortion doesn't scar men. It scars women. Women are the victims of it. Women are the ones who have to endure the psychological and spiritual effects of murdering a child.
What cynical bullcrap. This is about the right of a woman to decide her future for herself, by herself.
And once a new life with its own unique DNA is created, that decision has been made. You see, women are in control of their bodies. Women get to choose whether or not a man will be allowed to ejaculate inside of her. They are not victims here. They have the choice to engage in behavior that will result in the creation of human life. THAT is the right to choose.
Yet society should have a voice in deciding whether that right should be extended to killing another human life.
I for one refuse to abide religious zealots
Yet you expect others to abide by your pro-abortion zealotry.
. . . who insist the state force a woman to carry an unwanted pregnancy to term.
Unwanted pregnancy? Wait just a minute here. Did the woman not have control over her own body? Did the woman not know that allowing a man to ejaculate inside of her had a very high probability of pregnancy? Did the woman decide for herself to engage in an activity that she knew in advance could result in the creation of a new life?
If becoming a crackhead is unwanted, then don't smoke crack. If losing your license over a DUI is unwanted, then don't drive drunk. If getting HepC is unwanted, then don't have anal sex. If getting pregnant is not wanted, then don't have unprotected sex.
