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8. Then women have a right to kill their fetus, just as they have a right to defend themselves from harm by any person.
Wed Jan 29, 2025, 11:39 AM
Jan 2025

Pregnancy causes damage and pain and serious risks and is even lethal in some cases even with the best medical care.

I'm allowed to shoot and kill anyone I reasonably think might put me in such danger. I don't even have to be correct in that assessment, it only has to be reasonable. In stand your ground states, I may not even have to consider a less lethal alternative.

Fetal personhood is stupid, but it doesn't change this argument. You *still* have to completely ignore the woman's perspective and rights to come to the conclusion that abortion is even immoral, never mind something that should be illegal.

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He's making a fetus have more right than a grown person. sakabatou Jan 2025 #1
Certainly more rights than any woman Bettie Jan 2025 #12
Yep, a zygote is a person Aviation Pro Jan 2025 #2
Fuck him. Fuck his god. Solly Mack Jan 2025 #3
Child support, TANF, SNAP, Medicaid, all begin at conception. How the govt gonna pay for it? How men gonna pay for it? ratchiweenie Jan 2025 #4
If they're people, then they can be considered trespassing and stand-your-ground laws apply. NYC Liberal Jan 2025 #5
Unconstitutional, can't be citizens until born JCMach1 Jan 2025 #6
you don't have to be a citizen to be a legal "person" unblock Jan 2025 #9
NEXT: GOP Congressman introduces 'Life at Ejaculation Act' dalton99a Jan 2025 #7
Our side already proposed that durablend Jan 2025 #11
Then women have a right to kill their fetus, just as they have a right to defend themselves from harm by any person. unblock Jan 2025 #8
Life begins at first breath. Genesis 2.7 breath of life Norrrm Jan 2025 #10
look at this freak...out of view of the photo is his tiny hand on his tiny dick making babies in his fist CurtEastPoint Jan 2025 #13
So citizenship will be decided at conception? Buckeyeblue Jan 2025 #14
Tell Mr. Burlison, this is why God made dildos. So women don't have to risk being terrorized by people like him. Vinca Jan 2025 #15
"God made dildos" Phrase of the week! LeftInTX Jan 2025 #19
Life mr715 Jan 2025 #16
Then, don't do that!! LeftInTX Jan 2025 #17
How the hell am I supposed to wake up? mr715 Jan 2025 #18
Wasn't there recently mwmisses4289 Jan 2025 #22
Great! mwmisses4289 Jan 2025 #20
How about the life before conception act 😹 Meowmee Jan 2025 #21
A large percentage of fertilized ova never Retrograde Jan 2025 #23
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