Family of dead, pregnant woman is suing Texas for using her body as an incubator.

[Sirveri]

325. Well yes, but where do I rank them?

Also, why wouldn't society have any right to control a woman's body. They exert certain levels of control over ALL of our bodies. I can not enlist someone to assist me in ending my own life. If I break the law they will take control over my ability to freely move and lock me away in a jail cell, sometimes for something as innocuous as possession of a plant they don't like. So obviously there is some level of control that the state does and should have. The question is what level that is and what level of rights the fetus has or should have.

Should a fetus have the right to development free from exposure to dangerous chemicals, be they industrial pollutants or narcotics? Morally I think they should, is this goal achievable legally, and can it be done without interfering in the right of the mother to live her life? Is there an acceptable balance point? I would agree with your issue of not desiring to see erosion due to the anti-choice movement typically using it to further erode the ability of women to control their bodies. I guess that's the real problem here, the anti-choice zealots destroy the ability to really discuss the merits and philosophical issues on the abortion debate due to their fundamentalist approach to the subject. Such an approach serves to polarize both sides and paralyze destruction.

Given my new shift in perception of the issue I'm forced to agree that the state should not have this ability, simply to prevent erosion of the legitimate and proper pro-choice position. It does sadden me that we have reached such a polarized position, but that is testament to the destructive nature of the religious right, and the real reason they are such a large threat to democracy.