"...and should be treated as such." What does this even mean?
Treated as [such], treated like....what, exactly??
A human being with inherent value.
That which is within, is a part of the whole. It is feeding off her, taking her nutrients to develop. Taking from her, makes it a part of her.
It actually does the opposite. There are numerous medical benefits for having a child including:
"Women who have had a first full-term pregnancy at an early age have reduced risks of breast, ovarian and endometrial cancer. Furthermore, the risks of these cancers decline with each additional full-term pregnancy.
Pregnancies that are terminated afford no protection; thus, a woman who chooses abortion over continuing her pregnancy would lose the protective benefit.”
And yes, it is inside her body, but has separate DNA from her, is a distinct independent living organism, and is not part of the mother's body. It uses parts of the mother's body to grow and collect nutrients, but it is completely separate biologically.
It shares familial DNA, not independent DNA. DNA from both generations, mother and father, despite maybe having a different blood type, whatever. It is still of her and is within her.
Ok, with that logic, you are still part of your mom, because you have some of your mothers DNA still.
With that logic you are also part of your dad still, because you have your dads DNA.
And since you are part of their body, you are not independent, and if your mom wants to, she should be allowed to kill you right?
Pregnancy let alone birth wreaks havoc on a girl's/woman's body and lasts a lifetime. There is no benefit to the mother when pregnancy ages her body beyond years.
It's actually a part of a female organisms maturing process. Look it up.
And I doubt the over 90 million children who were unwanted and/or orphaned would disagree with your idea of how they are benefited.
Wow. Thats a dangerous argument you're making there.
I believe in the proposition that no matter what hardships human beings endure, we always have the ability to not only survive, but to thrive regardless of the situation. There are many cases of this throughout not only today, but throughout history. Every human life has value, even the orphans.
To make a bold statement such as that is in fact extremely offensive to individuals today who live with disabilities, developmental complications, and people who have been unwanted or abandoned, because it implies that their lives are too hard, so they don’t matter. It takes away meaning from the lives of those most vulnerable among us.
Many women and little girls would unequivocally disagree with you.
Fully matured women shouldn't disagree with me.
Now if we were talking about little girls, (which we weren't so Red Herring right there) I would disagree with me too.
A lot of women would disagree with you.
Facts don't care about your feelings.
Where did you go to school? Wherever it was, get your parents' money back. They failed you.
A very liberal school actually. It wasn't pleasant.
If "an individual" is scared of getting pregnant? An individual? I think you mean a girl/woman. We all know ONLY females can get pregnant, so do not demean them by using BS language that would be used by the alphabet soup mafia.
Again, another Red Herring man.
I wasn't even talking about that.
And yes, only females can get pregnant. I agree with you.
AND, consenting to sexual relations is just that and nothing more. Both parties, if they don't want to be saddled with the possibility of having a child, then precautions are taken. At the beginning of her period, contraception, I mean it is not that difficult to enjoy another's sexuality without worrying about an unplanned pregnancy. I mean really, how old are you? 16?
Another fallacy, talking about my personal being. (I'm not 16).
Also, it's completely fine if one wasn't to enjoy their sexuality. But you have to always take precautions, because biologically, sex is for pregnancy and reproduction.
So, biology (facts) doesn't care about your sexuality or enjoyment of sex (feelings).
Oh FFS, comparing getting into a car to sexual relations...dumb comparison of no equal relevance on any level.
It actually does.
Maybe think about it intellectually next time bud.
There are 90+ million unwanted children worldwide who would disagree with you.
And you think all those 90 million children would rather die?
Big assumption of you man.
Again, ALL human life is valuable, whether you like it or not, and that includes neglected children. They deserve life just like the rest of us.
And THIS is the choice of the individual family, not you or anyone else.
Is murder the choice of a family or is it the law?
You (nor anyone else) foots the bill for their lifelong healthcare, so you (nor anyone else) do not have any say in the matter that you're not a part of.
Great..........all I'm saying is that they can't kill a baby. Is that too harsh?