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Also these people: You can't get an abortion! You can't wear this! You can't marry the same gender!

Abortion wouldn't be an issue if it didn't destroy a human being.

What about during the early first trimester when it doesn't even have a heartbeat or a sense of sentience? What about r*pe victims who were forcefully impregnated? What about a woman with a compromized immune system who could be putting her life in danger by entering labor? I do agree with you that people shouldn't just get rid of fetuses because they're inconvenient (I do think they should be brought to term and then put up for adoption or something) but there are always some special cases. It's just hypocritical how some Republicans get so bent out of shape by being told what they must/can't do with their bodies when they have no issue telling other people what to do and not do with theirs.

A human being is a human being is a human being. Until it dies a natural death it has an intrinsic right to life. Just because it's in a different stage of development doesn't mean it isn't worth less than any of us; once upon a time we were all in that "doesn't even matter" first trimester as well.

As far as the rest...those comprise a miniscule fraction of abortions. Do you really want to base your argument about the entire subject on 1.5% of the subject matter?

Again, if it actually concerned the woman's body alone I wouldn't care. But the fact of the matter is that once a sperm fertilizes an egg you have a new human life in play. NO MATTER WHAT every attempt must be made to give that life the same protection and care we give the mother. Nobody is intrinsically better or more deserving of life than someone else.

I'm not trying to say rape is in any way OK. I'm not trying to say the life of the child is always more important than the mother and we should prioritize as such if the mother's life is in danger. What I'm saying is that, whenever possible, we treat every person with the respect and love they deserve. Justifying abortion because someone hasn't developed much is just ageism, frankly.

I know; and I partially agree with you. I don't really like the idea of abortion either, but as I said in these select situations it should be available. Especially if it's when the fetus is still a clump of cells or before it becomes conscious.

I do agree though; whenever possible, let the baby be carried to term. But unfortunately it's not always possible or realistic.

The issue is that's its never 'just' a clump of cells. It's got complete human DNA, can only possibly become an adult human being just like us, and is constantly growing via mitosis. Human life begins at conception because no human life can exist without undergoing that same process from conception to birth.

Hopefully in the future we have artificial birthing technology advanced enough to allow us to transfer the embryo from the mother's womb to an artificial womb. It's not fair to the mother that she be asked to endure a pregnancy she didn't want. But it's even more unfair to the new life that we destroy it when it can't weigh in on that conversation. The sad reality of the world is that sometimes suffering can't be avoided, and nine months is substantially less than permanent termination when it comes to how much each future is affected. Obviously if the pregnancy endangers the life of the mother then more drastic measures have to be undertaken.

Finally, one thing I don't think is ever talked about enough with the abortion debate is foster care. Our system is utterly screwed up. Abortion needs to be ended, but with that HAS to come a huge revamp and improvement of foster care. Once a child doesn't need the mother specifically to survive we cannot possibly expect her to care for it if she doesn't want to or can't. It's a two-sided coin and we need to deal with both.

Don't even get me started on how shitty the foster care system is...

I do agree with you though.

Since I've made it personal practice to wear a mask whenever required, I think I'll print myself a pass and continue to bloviate against senseless fashion trends like pants-riding-below-the-butt...We must end this elastic-waistband plague, haha.

Every time I see someone wearing those low pants I wanna throw hands so bad

I just don't get it. It can't be comfortable. It certainly doesn't provide any insulation from elements. There's no point to it other than doing it to be 'cool', which is highly subjective, haha.