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One of the reasons abortion is difficult to talk about is that it is the intersection of multiple rights. The principle of bodily autonomy you mention is foundational to our conception of liberty in the US. In this case, however, it intersects with the principle that human life should not be actively ended without extraordinary reason.

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Capital punishment is legal in 27 states, 20 of which support the death sentence, why is that not inextricably linked with abortion?

But it’s not. In no other case is one human forced to sacrifice their own body to keep another human alive.

The fetus is welcome to continue living. It simply can’t live in this particular womb.

If ‘pro-life’ people genuinely cared about the unborn (rather than controlling women) they would have invested in researching artificial wombs and pregnancy transfers. But they don’t.

> In no other case is one human forced to sacrifice their own body to keep another human alive.

Here's an analogy: if you're flying people somewhere in your helicopter, are you allowed to push them out, or are you required to "sacrifice" your own helicopter to keep them alive until you land safely?

> The fetus is welcome to continue living. It simply can’t live in this particular womb.

Your passengers are welcome to stay in the air. They simply can't in that particular helicopter.

> If ‘pro-life’ people genuinely cared about the unborn (rather than controlling women) they would have invested in researching artificial wombs and pregnancy transfers. But they don’t.

If people genuinely cared about helicopter passengers (rather than controlling pilots), they would have invested in jet packs and antigravity devices. But they don't.

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