Probably a mistake to wade in here but I do see what I think CHL is saying. Abortion rights are essentially just a specific case of bodily autonomy rights. I think most everyone is in agreement that people should be allowed to have control over what happens to their own body and abortion naturally flows from that. It isn't necessarily a unique case or idea.
It just so happens that it seems to be basically the only bodily autonomy right that is hotly contested (I'll leave out infant stuff like circumcisions/piercings/etc). It is a shame and black mark on society. Not sure how you can support bodily autonomy in all other cases and then toss it out the window in the case of abortion. Doesn't matter how pro-life you are, it is still the woman's body and therefore her choice...at least in my opinion.
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