{"id":94073,"date":"2016-05-10T15:23:43","date_gmt":"2016-05-10T19:23:43","guid":{"rendered":"\/news\/?p=94073"},"modified":"2019-05-02T01:20:51","modified_gmt":"2019-05-02T06:20:51","slug":"where-the-my-body-my-choice-argument-fails","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/where-the-my-body-my-choice-argument-fails\/","title":{"rendered":"Where the ‘my body, my choice’ argument fails"},"content":{"rendered":"
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For abortion advocates, the issue of abortion boils down to bodily autonomy. Proponents of abortion say that since the baby resides within the mother\u2019s body, the mother should be allowed to get an abortion and remove it if she so chooses. Her body, her choice \u2014 except there\u2019s a big problem with that argument: the\u00a0baby isn\u2019t part of her body.<\/p>\n

Human beings have certain unalienable rights, as enumerated under our Declaration of Independence. First and foremost among these is the right to life. But our\u00a0rights and freedoms end when they infringe on the human rights of another person, or cause serious harm to another human being.<\/p>\n

Abortion is, therefore, not an issue of a woman’s choice, but of civil rights. When people are deprived of their basic human rights, their civil rights are violated. Preborn babies are deprived of their right to life, the most basic right of all, simply because of their location in the mother’s womb and their developmental status. Far from being a human right, abortion is a discriminatory and cruel civil rights violation of the most vulnerable among us.<\/p>\n

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A conjoined twin does not have the option of killing the other twin, even though their bodies are connected. Certain things, such as drinking and driving, are illegal because they endanger other people. People are allowed to make decisions for themselves\u2014they can even behave recklessly\u2014 but they are\u00a0not\u00a0allowed to put other people’s lives at risk.<\/p>\n

Abortion advocates are right in that women can do (almost) whatever they want with their own bodies. They can dye their hair and wear makeup; if they’re 18, they can get tattoos and pierce their ears. But a preborn baby is not just an extension of the mother’s body. The child in the womb\u00a0is\u00a0a unique\u00a0human being with the right to life.<\/p>\n

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In order to understand why “my body, my choice” is a fallacy, we have to understand the inherent humanity of the preborn child. Science and reason affirm that abortion, by its very nature, destroys another human being.\u00a0Former abortionist Dr. Anthony Levatino describes the prevalent second trimester abortion procedure in the following video:<\/p>\n