• cricket98@lemmy.world
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      I genuinely do believe it is killing a human. The whole “its just a clump of cells!” is a reductionist argument that serves no purpose. We are all clumps of cells. I’m not religious either.

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        No, it’s not reductionist. It’s exactly what it is. What is reductionist is making it some kind of moral panic based on misinterpretation of religious text in order to force your perspective on others. The bible gives instructions on how to perform an abortion, and we know that abortion saves lives. Ectopic pregnancy, miscarriages, and other perfectly legitimate medical reasons are part of why abortion access is necessary and should be enshrined as female health care. If you are secular and still anti-choice, then you might not understand that your personal morality has no place in an operating room.

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          I’m not religious at all. Even though I’m not religious, I think it’s still fine for me to speak out on things I view as wrong.

          Ectopic pregnancy, miscarriages, and other perfectly legitimate medical reasons are part of why abortion access is necessary

          I’m ok with abortion if the mothers life is directly at risk. I’m not ok with abortion being a backup birth control.

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            Nope, that’s exactly what abortion is, birth control. That is exactly what it was established as decades ago, and exactly what that partisan Supreme Court overturned against the will of the people.

            Abortion is nothing less than birth control.

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        Yeah but killing a human in self defense is never murder.

        Regardless, that clump of cells isn’t human, because it doesn’t have a brain, and that’s all that a human is. If it gets to the point where a brain is developing, it still remains a matter of self defense. Pregnancy is a life threatening condition, and no person has the right to use another person’s body without their consent.

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        I’m afraid I dont believe you. Have you approached the FBI, your local DA, over these “murders”? Have you even called the police? Have you hired a private investigator? If I knew someone was murdered I’d do all of these things.

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            Wow you really got me. By replying as if you were the original person I was replying to you really ruined my argument by correctly noting I did not go back and check which username I was replying to.

            Very well, s/murder/“unlawful killings” in my previous reply

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              I didn’t say unlawful killings. Things can be legal and can still be wrong. I shouldn’t have to explain that to you.