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by ArenaC » Thu Nov 21, 2019 6:10 pm

by The Free Joy State » Thu Nov 21, 2019 8:52 pm
Antityranicals wrote:The Free Joy State wrote:I always laugh at this ludicrous comparison some pro-lifers endeavour to make.
People who make this comparison always seem to overlook the potential for the comparison of forced pregnancy -- the stripping of bodily sovereignty from the body of a free human being (the woman -- who does have legal rights), the forced subjugation her body, unable to control her destiny, with the risk of death -- and Antebellum slavery.
Of course, I ascribe no motive to their total and obvious oversight...
Do you think that the child has any choice in the matter? You have a right to bodily sovereignty, but a child's right to life is simply more important. Murder is the worst crime which exists, period.
Neutraligon wrote:Estanglia wrote:
This is either a lie or an attempt to ignore the entire argument the pro-choice side has presented, considering that it all depends upon whether or not a fetus is a person.
Not true. Even if a fetus where a person, it still would not have the rights that the pro-life side are trying to grant it because no person has the rights that a pro-lifer is trying to grant.

by Genivaria » Thu Nov 21, 2019 9:45 pm
The Free Joy State wrote:Antityranicals wrote:Do you think that the child has any choice in the matter? You have a right to bodily sovereignty, but a child's right to life is simply more important. Murder is the worst crime which exists, period.
Fortunately, no children are killed and murder is an irrelevance to this topic (murder is, by definition, illegal, which abortion is not).
And "right to life" can be overridden if bodily sovereignty is threatened. As in the earlier rape comparison (suggested by your own comparison of the foetus to an adult "bad guy")Neutraligon wrote:Not true. Even if a fetus where a person, it still would not have the rights that the pro-life side are trying to grant it because no person has the rights that a pro-lifer is trying to grant.
That is actually why the "person"/"not a person" argument is much of a timewaste.
No person has the right to use another person's body for their own medical benefit (even to save their own life) against the other person's will (as the case McFall v. Shimp demonstrates).
Even if a foetus were a person, it has never yet been explained why it ought to have rights that no other person has.

by Amblibahdesh » Fri Nov 22, 2019 5:31 am
Antityranicals wrote:Cantelo wrote:
Dude even those vary heavily depending on the stage in development that a fetus is in. Maybe he'll claim that fetuses aregenderfluidhumanfluid
It has nothing to do with stage of development! The arguments you're making would allow for you to claim that infants aren't human, because they aren't sentient or self-aware. It is a simple fact that a human is an organism with a certain genetic makeup. That's it. That, along with certain theological characteristics which come with such genetics, entitles a human to life, liberty, and property. It's not hard to understand. I defy you to come up with any stage or event other than conception at which a fetus "becomes" human.

by The New California Republic » Fri Nov 22, 2019 6:54 am
The Free Joy State wrote:Neutraligon wrote:Not true. Even if a fetus where a person, it still would not have the rights that the pro-life side are trying to grant it because no person has the rights that a pro-lifer is trying to grant.
That is actually why the "person"/"not a person" argument is much of a timewaste.
No person has the right to use another person's body for their own medical benefit (even to save their own life) against the other person's will (as the case McFall v. Shimp demonstrates).
Even if a foetus were a person, it has never yet been explained why it ought to have rights that no other person has.

by Antityranicals » Fri Nov 22, 2019 7:05 am
Genivaria wrote:The Free Joy State wrote:Fortunately, no children are killed and murder is an irrelevance to this topic (murder is, by definition, illegal, which abortion is not).
And "right to life" can be overridden if bodily sovereignty is threatened. As in the earlier rape comparison (suggested by your own comparison of the foetus to an adult "bad guy")
That is actually why the "person"/"not a person" argument is much of a timewaste.
No person has the right to use another person's body for their own medical benefit (even to save their own life) against the other person's will (as the case McFall v. Shimp demonstrates).
Even if a foetus were a person, it has never yet been explained why it ought to have rights that no other person has.
And no pro-lifer has yet been able to explain why a fetus has a right to their mother's body when a person who desperately needs an organ DOESN'T have the right to force anyone to give them an organ.

by Antityranicals » Fri Nov 22, 2019 7:12 am
The Free Joy State wrote:Antityranicals wrote:Do you think that the child has any choice in the matter? You have a right to bodily sovereignty, but a child's right to life is simply more important. Murder is the worst crime which exists, period.
Fortunately, no children are killed and murder is an irrelevance to this topic (murder is, by definition, illegal, which abortion is not).
And "right to life" can be overridden if bodily sovereignty is threatened. As in the earlier rape comparison (suggested by your own comparison of the foetus to an adult "bad guy")Neutraligon wrote:Not true. Even if a fetus where a person, it still would not have the rights that the pro-life side are trying to grant it because no person has the rights that a pro-lifer is trying to grant.
That is actually why the "person"/"not a person" argument is much of a timewaste.
No person has the right to use another person's body for their own medical benefit (even to save their own life) against the other person's will (as the case McFall v. Shimp demonstrates).
Even if a foetus were a person, it has never yet been explained why it ought to have rights that no other person has.

by The Free Joy State » Fri Nov 22, 2019 7:17 am
Antityranicals wrote:The Free Joy State wrote:Fortunately, no children are killed and murder is an irrelevance to this topic (murder is, by definition, illegal, which abortion is not).
And "right to life" can be overridden if bodily sovereignty is threatened. As in the earlier rape comparison (suggested by your own comparison of the foetus to an adult "bad guy")
That is actually why the "person"/"not a person" argument is much of a timewaste.
No person has the right to use another person's body for their own medical benefit (even to save their own life) against the other person's will (as the case McFall v. Shimp demonstrates).
Even if a foetus were a person, it has never yet been explained why it ought to have rights that no other person has.
The action which put the fetus in a position of using another person's body for medical benefit was not the fetus's, but the action of nature itself. The fetus did not act, and therefore the fetus is not the violator of rights. As such, if it is to be removed from this situation, it must be removed in such a way as not to kill it. I've no problem with removing fetuses from the mother. I do have a problem with killing them.

by The New California Republic » Fri Nov 22, 2019 7:18 am
Antityranicals wrote:Genivaria wrote:And no pro-lifer has yet been able to explain why a fetus has a right to their mother's body when a person who desperately needs an organ DOESN'T have the right to force anyone to give them an organ.
A fetus doesn't necessarily have a right to their mother's body, but he or she does necessarily have a right to life.
Antityranicals wrote:So if you can remove the fetus from the mother without killing it , than the mother has the right to have that done.
Antityranicals wrote:Otherwise, you, and not the child, are the rights-violator.
Antityranicals wrote:If killing humans of any size were made a crime, the healthcare industry would have significant incentives to find other ways, and I'm sure they could.
Antityranicals wrote:But for now, their default response is tragically: "Kill the baby!!!" And that needs to stop.
Antityranicals wrote:The action which put the fetus in a position of using another person's body for medical benefit was not the fetus's, but the action of nature itself. The fetus did not act, and therefore the fetus is not the violator of rights.

by Antityranicals » Fri Nov 22, 2019 7:26 am
The Free Joy State wrote:Antityranicals wrote:The action which put the fetus in a position of using another person's body for medical benefit was not the fetus's, but the action of nature itself. The fetus did not act, and therefore the fetus is not the violator of rights. As such, if it is to be removed from this situation, it must be removed in such a way as not to kill it. I've no problem with removing fetuses from the mother. I do have a problem with killing them.
Yes, you've said all this before.
Now explain why the foetus should get rights -- even if it were a person -- that literally no-one else has.
Somebody cannot legally force you to give them a kidney (even if it the only available one to save your life). Someone cannot be made to lie still until a rapist finishes. Someone who walks into your home, without your consent, and refuses to leave can be forcibly removed. Someone who becomes violent (even though they may be utterly unaware of what they are doing) can be halted with the minimum force (even if that leads to their death).
Why are we meant to believe a foetus (who you want to treat as a person) gets special rights?
And do not answer with talk about "innocent little babies" -- it is not a baby until it's born, and, as several of those scenarios show, innocence is irrelevant in matters involving the invasion of your bodily sovereignty.

by The New California Republic » Fri Nov 22, 2019 7:29 am
The Free Joy State wrote:Antityranicals wrote:The action which put the fetus in a position of using another person's body for medical benefit was not the fetus's, but the action of nature itself. The fetus did not act, and therefore the fetus is not the violator of rights. As such, if it is to be removed from this situation, it must be removed in such a way as not to kill it. I've no problem with removing fetuses from the mother. I do have a problem with killing them.
Yes, you've said all this before.
Now explain why the foetus should get rights -- even if it were a person -- that literally no-one else has.
Somebody cannot legally force you to give them a kidney (even if it the only available one to save your life). Someone cannot be made to lie still until a rapist finishes. Someone who walks into your home, without your consent, and refuses to leave can be forcibly removed. Someone who becomes violent (even though they may be utterly unaware of what they are doing) can be halted with the minimum force (even if that leads to their death).
Why are we meant to believe a foetus (who you want to treat as a person) gets special rights?
And do not answer with talk about "innocent little babies" -- it is not a baby until it's born, and, as several of those scenarios show, innocence is irrelevant in matters involving the invasion of your bodily sovereignty.

by The Free Joy State » Fri Nov 22, 2019 7:29 am
Antityranicals wrote:The Free Joy State wrote:Yes, you've said all this before.
Now explain why the foetus should get rights -- even if it were a person -- that literally no-one else has.
Somebody cannot legally force you to give them a kidney (even if it the only available one to save your life). Someone cannot be made to lie still until a rapist finishes. Someone who walks into your home, without your consent, and refuses to leave can be forcibly removed. Someone who becomes violent (even though they may be utterly unaware of what they are doing) can be halted with the minimum force (even if that leads to their death).
Why are we meant to believe a foetus (who you want to treat as a person) gets special rights?
And do not answer with talk about "innocent little babies" -- it is not a baby until it's born, and, as several of those scenarios show, innocence is irrelevant in matters involving the invasion of your bodily sovereignty.
It all comes down to whether or not the fetus is an aggressor. All of these examples you give except are aggressors, the fetus cannot be, as it is not intentionally invading the mother's body. And the last statement you give is incorrect; if the person is not in sane mind (or at least as sane as his or her mind ever is...), you may not kill him or her, period. You may maim him or her, if necessary, but killing such a person is manslaughter, if you know that he or she is not in right mind.
by Godular » Fri Nov 22, 2019 7:29 am
Antityranicals wrote:The Free Joy State wrote:Yes, you've said all this before.
Now explain why the foetus should get rights -- even if it were a person -- that literally no-one else has.
Somebody cannot legally force you to give them a kidney (even if it the only available one to save your life). Someone cannot be made to lie still until a rapist finishes. Someone who walks into your home, without your consent, and refuses to leave can be forcibly removed. Someone who becomes violent (even though they may be utterly unaware of what they are doing) can be halted with the minimum force (even if that leads to their death).
Why are we meant to believe a foetus (who you want to treat as a person) gets special rights?
And do not answer with talk about "innocent little babies" -- it is not a baby until it's born, and, as several of those scenarios show, innocence is irrelevant in matters involving the invasion of your bodily sovereignty.
It all comes down to whether or not the fetus is an aggressor. All of these examples you give except are aggressors, the fetus cannot be, as it is not intentionally invading the mother's body.
And the last statement you give is incorrect; if the person is not in sane mind (or at least as sane as his or her mind ever is...), you may not kill him or her, period.

by Antityranicals » Fri Nov 22, 2019 7:29 am
The New California Republic wrote:Antityranicals wrote:A fetus doesn't necessarily have a right to their mother's body, but he or she does necessarily have a right to life.
According to what?Antityranicals wrote:So if you can remove the fetus from the mother without killing it , than the mother has the right to have that done.
Since that can't be done in the time period that the vast majority of abortions take place, then I don't know why you are suggesting it.Antityranicals wrote:Otherwise, you, and not the child, are the rights-violator.
It. Isn't. A. Child. I honestly think you are just doing this on purpose at this point, as there really is no excuse, given we have repeatedly told you that it isn't a child.Antityranicals wrote:If killing humans of any size were made a crime, the healthcare industry would have significant incentives to find other ways, and I'm sure they could.
So "ban it and hope that the situation it creates is ameliorated further down the line"; sorry, but that's just not good enough.Antityranicals wrote:But for now, their default response is tragically: "Kill the baby!!!" And that needs to stop.
It isn't a baby either. It is a fetus. You have been told about this too.Antityranicals wrote:The action which put the fetus in a position of using another person's body for medical benefit was not the fetus's, but the action of nature itself. The fetus did not act, and therefore the fetus is not the violator of rights.
It is actually possible for rights to passively be violated by something without intent, including bodily sovereignty rights.

by Antityranicals » Fri Nov 22, 2019 7:34 am
The Free Joy State wrote:Antityranicals wrote:It all comes down to whether or not the fetus is an aggressor. All of these examples you give except are aggressors, the fetus cannot be, as it is not intentionally invading the mother's body. And the last statement you give is incorrect; if the person is not in sane mind (or at least as sane as his or her mind ever is...), you may not kill him or her, period. You may maim him or her, if necessary, but killing such a person is manslaughter, if you know that he or she is not in right mind.
The person who needs a kidney isn't an aggressor. The person who is unaware of what they are doing but is attacking you, perhaps out of fear, is not deliberately an aggressor. You still don't have to give a kidney and if the minimum force needed is to kill the person who is attacking you (if they will not stop and it is the only way to save your life) -- yes, you can.
The minimum force to remove a foetus and preserve your bodily sovereignty with immediate effect is abortion.

by The New California Republic » Fri Nov 22, 2019 7:36 am
Antityranicals wrote:And the last statement you give is incorrect; if the person is not in sane mind (or at least as sane as his or her mind ever is...), you may not kill him or her, period.
Antityranicals wrote:The fact that the fetus is human, and all humans have the right to life.
Antityranicals wrote:Then wait, rather than kill. We currently have the technology to do it in the second trimester, which isn't bad at all.
Antityranicals wrote:A fetus is a baby, just as both a baby and a fetus are children.
Antityranicals wrote:Yes, ban murder, and people will naturally find other solutions. They always do.

by Ifreann » Fri Nov 22, 2019 7:40 am
Antityranicals wrote:The Free Joy State wrote:The person who needs a kidney isn't an aggressor. The person who is unaware of what they are doing but is attacking you, perhaps out of fear, is not deliberately an aggressor. You still don't have to give a kidney and if the minimum force needed is to kill the person who is attacking you (if they will not stop and it is the only way to save your life) -- yes, you can.
The minimum force to remove a foetus and preserve your bodily sovereignty with immediate effect is abortion.
The person who needs a kidney and tries to procure it from you with force is an aggressor. And this is some scary territory you're going into. Say you for some reason are sleepwalking (It's pretty easy to tell if someone's sleepwalking from otherwise), and you attack someone, and even though they know you're sleepwalking, they kill you anyway. This is okay, under your twisted definition of morality.

by Antityranicals » Fri Nov 22, 2019 7:41 am
The New California Republic wrote:Antityranicals wrote:And the last statement you give is incorrect; if the person is not in sane mind (or at least as sane as his or her mind ever is...), you may not kill him or her, period.
You are entirely wrong. If someone is attacking me and I consider my life in danger, then if the minimum force needed to stop them results in their death, then the fact that the person has paranoid schizophrenia or whatever is irrelevant.Antityranicals wrote:The fact that the fetus is human, and all humans have the right to life.
That doesn't answer why the fetus has a right to life.Antityranicals wrote:Then wait, rather than kill. We currently have the technology to do it in the second trimester, which isn't bad at all.
It's still asking the woman to sign over her bodily sovereignty for months, and then undergo a c-section to remove the fetus, so it isn't a solution at all.Antityranicals wrote:A fetus is a baby, just as both a baby and a fetus are children.
Wrong. You have been repeatedly shown why you are wrong, and sticking your head in the sand doesn't change that.Antityranicals wrote:Yes, ban murder, and people will naturally find other solutions. They always do.
I have no idea what the fuck you are trying to say with this statement, it makes no sense at all.

by Antityranicals » Fri Nov 22, 2019 7:41 am
Ifreann wrote:Antityranicals wrote:The person who needs a kidney and tries to procure it from you with force is an aggressor. And this is some scary territory you're going into. Say you for some reason are sleepwalking (It's pretty easy to tell if someone's sleepwalking from otherwise), and you attack someone, and even though they know you're sleepwalking, they kill you anyway. This is okay, under your twisted definition of morality.
If someone is hurting me, or is about to hurt me, why should I ever have to allow that? Shouldn't I be allowed to use force to defend myself, regardless of whether the person is intentionally trying to hurt me or it's an accident or they're somehow unaware of what they're doing or not in control of their own actions or whatever?

by The New California Republic » Fri Nov 22, 2019 7:41 am
Antityranicals wrote:The person who needs a kidney and tries to procure it from you with force is an aggressor. And this is some scary territory you're going into. Say you for some reason are sleepwalking (It's pretty easy to tell if someone's sleepwalking from otherwise), and you attack someone, and even though they know you're sleepwalking, they kill you anyway. This is okay, under your twisted definition of morality.

by The Free Joy State » Fri Nov 22, 2019 7:42 am
Antityranicals wrote:2. Then wait, rather than kill. We currently have the technology to do it in the second trimester, which isn't bad at all.

by Ifreann » Fri Nov 22, 2019 7:47 am
Antityranicals wrote:Ifreann wrote:If someone is hurting me, or is about to hurt me, why should I ever have to allow that? Shouldn't I be allowed to use force to defend myself, regardless of whether the person is intentionally trying to hurt me or it's an accident or they're somehow unaware of what they're doing or not in control of their own actions or whatever?
Sure you can use force, just not lethal force.
by Kernen » Fri Nov 22, 2019 7:47 am
Antityranicals wrote:Ifreann wrote:If someone is hurting me, or is about to hurt me, why should I ever have to allow that? Shouldn't I be allowed to use force to defend myself, regardless of whether the person is intentionally trying to hurt me or it's an accident or they're somehow unaware of what they're doing or not in control of their own actions or whatever?
Sure you can use force, just not lethal force.

by The New California Republic » Fri Nov 22, 2019 7:47 am
Antityranicals wrote:That's why I added the additional requirement of knowing that the attacker is not in right mind.
Antityranicals wrote:Yes it does! It literally does! Unless you deny that humans have rights...
Antityranicals wrote:She's not signing over anything. In most cases, she voluntarily had sex, and such has consequences.
Antityranicals wrote:A child is simply an immature human. I don't know what's so complicated about that.
Antityranicals wrote:Words are meant to convey meaning

by The Free Joy State » Fri Nov 22, 2019 7:55 am
Antityranicals wrote:The Free Joy State wrote:The person who needs a kidney isn't an aggressor. The person who is unaware of what they are doing but is attacking you, perhaps out of fear, is not deliberately an aggressor. You still don't have to give a kidney and if the minimum force needed is to kill the person who is attacking you (if they will not stop and it is the only way to save your life) -- yes, you can.
The minimum force to remove a foetus and preserve your bodily sovereignty with immediate effect is abortion.
The person who needs a kidney and tries to procure it from you with force is an aggressor. And this is some scary territory you're going into. Say you for some reason are sleepwalking (It's pretty easy to tell if someone's sleepwalking from otherwise), and you attack someone, and even though they know you're sleepwalking, they kill you anyway. This is okay, under your twisted definition of morality.
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