re: #164 Hecuba’s daughter

…The “pro-life” contingent believes that only the lives of white men and all fetuses matter; not the life of a real breathing female person.

I have been wondering if the way to attack this is an equal rights argument.

I’ve said it before.

Even if the ‘unborn’ are constitutional persons (they aren’t) that would not give them automatic, unquestionable, superior rights over anyone else. There is no special protection or class.

Whether that be the mother or me.
No difference.

We argue conflicting rights cases all the time.

Yes I know some people are more equal than others. And I still think the fundamental argument is about bodily autonomy for everybody. Still I think this might be one avenue of the fight.