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In reply to the discussion: Message auto-removed [View all]etherealtruth
(22,165 posts)... if you choose a point in time where the fertilized ovum, zygote, embryo, or fetus is considered a separate entity or being with rights that equal or supersede its mother's how can any of the things I listed be acceptable ... or even legal? The point in time is arbitrary, be it day 2 or day 200 or day 282 .... in order for the fertilized ovum, zygote, embryo, or fetus to be afforded the same rights as you or I ... by necessity the mother must surrender hers ... ?
I am not asking these questions to be an ass ... I understand you are looking for answers ... in these conversations I want to point out that the answers are not simple and that at no point should a woman be arbitrarily denied her right to autonomy ... creating fast and hard lines of demarcation do exactly that.
For the record I am the mother of three. Three children I wanted with all of my heart, three children that, for me, no sacrifice is too great.