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[Daemonaquila]

36. If the state was an interested party, it would promote abortion.

The state's interest is in not growing the population of this planet any more than it is now, risking all human life. Depending on what party you belong to, the state's interest may be defined as not feeding, housing, or providing health care to another human. The state's interest is in a healthy environment and nearly full employment. It is in healthy children nurtured in a system with sufficient educational and other resources.

So, where does this silly business of there being any state interest in forcing women to carry a baby come from? Religious ideology, which is NOT a legitimate state interest. Granted, at various times in the past there have been wars, plagues, and other events that have decimated the population. Then, and only then, can there be any argument about the state having an interest in protecting the unborn.