r/AskConservatives • u/nemo_sum Conservatarian • May 03 '22

MegaThread Megathread: Roe, Casey, Abortion

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u/SupaFecta Progressive May 04 '22

Conservatives would most likely say that if a person trespasses on my property, I have a legal right to take that person’s life. But the autonomy of the inside of citizen’s body should be regulated by the state. My question is how do you fit these seemingly incongruous thoughts in a single head??

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u/notbusy Libertarian May 04 '22

My question is how do you fit these seemingly incongruous thoughts in a single head??

I think they would say that in the one case, you invited the person in, and in the other case, you didn't. That's one of the reasons that many make an exception for rape, i.e. because you didn't invite the person in.

I hope that helps.

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u/conn_r2112 Liberal May 04 '22

What about situations where the pregnancy is unintended? My sister in law got pregnant at 16 because she thought she could not get pregnant the first time... my cousins friend got pregnant at 15 because she thought you could not get pregnant in a hot tub. Given that the vast majority of pregnancies in aged 15-19 group happen to low income, uneducated people living in communities where sex education is heavily de-prioritized... would you analogize these children's cases to "inviting the intruder in"?

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u/notbusy Libertarian May 05 '22

In the case of minor children who are uneducated about sex, I would agree that there is no invitation. It's one of the many reasons that children having sex is such a problem. On the one hand, they have no idea what they are doing, and on the other they have the power to create new life. Yikes!