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Originally Posted by piercehawkeye45
Most miscarriages happen because there is risk to the mother or the baby itself so the body will naturally abort the baby to avoid complications. ...
If you stick with the "a life is a life" argument, you have to consider miscarriages and you can not just hide behind the excuse of "accidental death" because the body purposely aborts it. Since the body will purposely abort the baby if it will cause physical harm to the mother, it is reasonable to abort the baby if it will cause economic or mental harm to the mother.
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I would argue that the body miscarries not because the fetus will cause harm to the mother, but because the fetus isn't viable. It is most likely severely deformed in one way or another. Economic harm can be mitigated by giving the child up for adoption, and mental duress can be addressed with therapy.
Abortions aren't legal because of economic or mental harm the pregnancy/baby might cause. Its because the Supreme Court decided laws against abortion were a violation of privacy. Nothing in there about harm to the mother.
Don't misread me. I'm not lobbying Congress to change the laws or sending my money to fanatical groups.