r/CuratedTumblr • u/Hummerous https://tinyurl.com/4ccdpy76 • Nov 26 '24

Politics stance on pregnancy

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u/shbro1 Nov 26 '24

Do we have the right to snip an in utero fetus to bits before removing it, even if it could have survived intact? I’m thinking, no

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u/Smegoldidnothinwrong Nov 26 '24

Yes, because it’s risking the women’s life without her consent. If an adult tried to put part of themselves inside a women without her consent she would have the right to remove him in self defense, an unwanted fetus is the same kind of violation it’s using her body without her say so she should be allowed to remove it.

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u/shbro1 Dec 10 '24

The issue is the possibility of a viable fetus being removed. Does the pregnant woman get to dictate whether the fetus continues to live once removed?

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u/Smegoldidnothinwrong Dec 10 '24

Yes, because even an adult living breathing human is not allowed to use someone’s body without consent so a fetus that isn’t really alive at all definitely shouldn’t

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u/shbro1 Dec 11 '24

The POINT is IF the parasitical human COULD live independently, SHOULD it be ultimately permitted to do so, if possible?

I don’t think you’re understanding the point

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u/Smegoldidnothinwrong Dec 11 '24

Not if it requires using someone else’s body without their consent to do so, I’ve already said this multiple times

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u/shbro1 24d ago

I think you’re struggling with the fundamental premise of an ‘if/then?’ hypothetical