[hoorible]

> you can do whatever you want to yourself.

Uh, women would like a word.

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The argument against abortion is that the fetus is a separate person, and thus is not something you do "to yourself."

[hoorible]

Uh yeah I don’t think anyone needs to have “the argument” explained. I have yet to see an explanation for why it deserves any merit though.

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I'm pro-choice, but I think that it's not an unreasonable stance if you believe that the fetus is an alive human being with intrinsic worth, or a soul. (Souls aren't real, but >75% of Americans believe in them.)

[hoorible]

None of that is a refutation of what I said though, since I reject the notion that belief in the existence of the soul can be used as justification for stripping a person of their bodily autonomy.

If we found out cancer cells had souls tomorrow, exactly no one would be screaming “but their souls!” at folks walking into a cancer clinic.

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"since I reject the notion ..."

Well, that's a you problem. The rest of us make decisions based on what we believe, not on what you believe.

[akimbostrawman]

you put an adults bodily autonomy over a innocent babies life.

I would hope most people have enough self awareness to not compare a foreign hostile disease that does nothing but kill its host to a human life.