• Bytemeister@lemmy.world
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    17 hours ago

    Eh… A Human fetus is human, but it is not “a human”. Your toenail clipping are human.

    Plus, the humanity or personhood of a fetus doesn’t really matter for the pro-choice position. Simply put, there is no (other) legal situation that can compell you to give up your bodily autonomy.

    Example. I can shoot someone in the street in cold blood, and they could die without a blood transfusion. The courts cannot compell me to do something as harmless as donating blood to save that person’s life. A fetus, despite arguably being a person, does not have a right to your blood, your breath, your nutrients, or a space inside your body. Full stop.

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      10 hours ago

      Wow. I have never heard this argument articulated in this way. Thanks!