(September 7, 2012 at 11:24 am)teaearlgreyhot Wrote: Again, I'm undecided on abortion (I'm actually leaning towards pro-choice) so don't take this the wrong way...but on this argument that the pro-life movement is just an attempt by men to control women, where's the evidence of this? How do you explain the many women who are against pro-choice?
Those women want to be controlled by men.
The point is, while the pro-life movement is not only about controlling women, the basis is the same. For both - arguing in favor of controlling women and for pro-life - you begin with same premises. The life and rights of the fetus supersede that of the woman's over her own body. Basically, what you are saying is, the right of the woman over her own body is conditional and can easily be restricted and the responsibility of well-being and/or happiness of another entity can be imposed upon her. The same rationale can be used when it's her husband or her family that wish to control her. I mean, if her rights can be done away so easily, why wouldn't they have the same right to do so?
