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Saydrah  ·  4129 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Experiment: What's YOUR most controversial opinion, Hubski?

Heh, came back and read this right after shocking some crazypants pro-lifer on Facebook by not being offended when she called me "callous, heartless, and cruel" for asserting that I don't give a damn whether or not a fetus is a person or where life begins, because I'd gladly kill a full-sized adult, too, if that was the only alternative to using my own internal organs to sustain it for nine months, culminating in its removal through a painful process that would at best permanently change my body and at worst kill me.

OK, so that's callous, heartless, and cruel. Fine by me. It's still my choice and I intend to exercise it if necessary, after taking all possible precautions to avoid it. Yes, I goddamn well feel I can kill tiny humans if they inconvenience me and the only alternative is supporting them inside my body against my will, and if I ever have to do so, I guarantee that more children will benefit from that choice than be harmed by it, considering that my no-kids status is what allows me the flexibility to do as much charitable work as I do, much of which benefits children.





ecib  ·  4129 days ago  ·  link  ·  

The soundest philosophical arguments for choice to be made involve the issues you touched on IMHO, -consent for the use of ones body as a resource.