Abortion/Consciousness/Life

[Chas]

No, you are not getting it. At some point during pregnancy, the fetus becomes viable. At that point it is another human being and has rights, too.

Is it OK for a woman to abort 1 hour before delivery? 1 day? 1 week?
When?

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That is absurd 'logic'. The fetus is not making a choice. It is helpless and not responsible for even its existence.

Is your argument that a fetus may be aborted right up to the moment of birth?

Well this isn't an issue of a fetus making a choice, its about the state making laws that violate the bodily autonomy of a woman. The law can't force her to be the life support system for anyone else. And yes, she could choose to terminate the pregnancy an hour before birth, though that termination of the pregnancy wouldn't result in the death of the baby, as it would be (usually) a c-section. Again this isn't an issue of when it becomes a human or when it becomes viable, its an issue of bodily rights.

Nope. It was within her power to not get pregnant or to abort before there is a viable fetus - another person.

Once there is another person's life at stake, her rights do not trump those rights. If she doesn't abort before viability, she has made her choice.