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Originally Posted by Ark2
Don't think so. I'm sure there are a handful of posters that would clamour incoherently how having to give a "valid reason" would infringe on women's rights.
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Really no need to "clamour incoherently at all. There is strong precedent that the questioning of motives, or sincerity of reasoning, infringes on individual rights. This is largely in the freedom of religion context, but the same basic principles apply here.
I don't agree with sex selective abortion, but I'm also not a fan of the government having the ability to tell people whether or not their motives are sufficient justification for their actions. What becomes okay then? Only cases of medical necessity? Only where the baby is suffering from illness? I just don't see how you can draw any type of line when you're talking about evaluating someone's motives. It would turn every single abortion into a judicial hearing on whether or not the reasons were good enough.