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Originally Posted by IsiliRunite
so you think a fetus is a unique human being (with civil liberties?) but also believe that ending the life of said fetus is only taking control of your own health?
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Based on what I've read, this is an overly-simplified boiling down of what Cacophony's written to the point that it's a complete misrepresentation.
Frankly, despite being pro-choice myself, I've always had questions about people who say abortion is about a woman's right to control her own body for the same reason some here have pointed out. I always thought, "but this issue is about a fetus - a separate but dependent living entity". Of course the woman's body was obviously involved, but the "life" in question was that of the baby's. But after reading the detailed and thoughtful posts from Cacophony on this specific question here, I finally feel a better sense of understanding about it. You just don't hear about all the affects that childbirth can have on a woman's body as outlined in this thread very often. It seems that maybe you either haven't read, or haven't taken the time to really absorb the information that's been shared here IsiliRunite, and I for one have found it to be extremely enlightening.