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by andsoitis·4y ago·view on hn ↗
But opposing abortion and not caring about the consequences for women and families IS appalling.
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Edit: I misread the parent quote.
> largely pulled back because it's constitutional basis was too weak to defend in the Supreme Court

"large pulled back" belies the fact that the motives are ulterior.

> consequences are largely left up to the people who choose to use those things

In the case of banning abortion, you're denying choice and autonomy. You're saying a woman HAS to give birth even if it wasn't her choice. Even if she was raped. Even if she's 10 years old.

If you don't find that stance appalling, I don't know what to say.

Damaging oneself e.g. by reckless consumption of substances is one thing.

Forcing a birth of a badly unwanted human being, who is going to suffer through life being badly unwanted, is a rather different thing.

And forcing a woman to keep carrying a pregnancy which is dangerous to her life (and thus to the prospective baby's life anyway) is not just indifference, it's a direct opposite of care.

> You're conflating a lot of things here, none of which are really related.

Speaking of things that aren't related. I don't see how those things being legal is even somewhat related to making abortion illegal or making it legal to bounty hunt women. You're going to have to explain that connection to me a bit more.