Attack at Planned Parenthood Clinic

[Tiberius]

Except your not protecting its right to life, your granting a fetus the right to use someone else's body to sustain it's life, that is a right that no human has. So if you wanted to look at it from a legal standpoint, abortion should be legal.

I would argue the fetus already has the right to use someone else's body, because the reproductive system is specifically "designed" for that purpose.

I have some questions for you on this point then. Please take all the time you need to marinate on the value of the human life that is capable of thought. 

I hope you don't mind if I answer a few of these:

Where do you stand on the issue of pregnancy resulting in a rape? Sexual intercourse in this case is NOT wanted. It is a violation of another's personal space. Not to mention, it's illegal. 

As with all these issues, the fact that you will always run into is that there are two people involved in any of these situations, two humans, and both have rights. The rights of one of the humans might conflict with the rights of the other. For instance, the right to life of the fetus might conflict with the right of the woman to do what she wants with her own body, if she wants to abort it. In these conflicts, I side with the right which is more important, and in this case, the right to life pretty much trumps all other rights, because without it, all other rights are easily taken away.

Where do you stand on a woman's right to choose what to do with her own body? 

I'm for it, of course, however if you think these rights don't have limits, you are mistaken. I, for instance, do not have a right to use my fist to punch someone. Neither, I believe, does a mother have the right to terminate her own child's life.

How comfortable would you be with having your government tell you what you can and cannot do with your private parts?

Very comfortable, if done for the right reasons. In fact, the government already does tell me what I cannot do with my private parts: it's illegal to piss in public. I'm fine with that; I understand why it's illegal.

What if it was a 13 year old female who got impregnated by a relative via sexual abuse?

Again, as unfortunate as that scenario is, if the fetus is viable and wouldn't harm the mother, it still has a right to life.

What if you were on birth control and it failed? Would you still demand that the woman have the baby? A baby that wasn't planned or that she couldn't financially afford to care for, hence the reason for the birth control.

Yes, because couples should be aware that birth control is not 100% effective. If you absolutely don't want to get pregnant, don't have sex. There will always be a risk otherwise. I'm supportive of adoption, of state support for poor families.