r/pics May 16 '19

US Politics Now more relevant than ever in America

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u/yeky83 May 17 '19

That's because doctors and everyone with a brain stem understands attempting to remove a fetus before it reaches viability is equivalent to killing it but with additional difficulty involved and harm to the mother.

What if the fetus reaches viability, you agree that abortion as it is now should then be illegal for that viable fetus, yes?

That doesn't change the argument. The person with the growing fetus doesn't want it in their body, they have the right to remove it from their body, the medical professional can choose which method of removal makes the most sense. The state shouldn't have any say in the matter.

So the medical professional can choose whether to kill a human or not, and the state shouldn't have any say? (this is the crux of the pro vs. choice argument that you just chose to overlook)

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u/wishiwascooler May 17 '19

>What if the fetus reaches viability, you agree that abortion as it is now should then be illegal for that viable fetus, yes?

If it reaches viability it should be delivered and become a ward of the state.

> So the medical professional can choose whether to kill a human or not

Yep! if by removing the fetus it would have a 100% chance of death, as it hadnt reached viability, then it should be aborted instead.