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In reply to the discussion: Should women be drafted into the military? [View all]TM99
(8,352 posts)If you are only capable of doing things that biology dictates then your 'equality' can only be based on that determinism.
In most ways, yes, women are far more equal than they have been in centuries. When it comes to war, women are now in the military full force. They are in numerous leadership positions hard earned. They have fought for the ability to join combat specialties including special forces even if only a few qualify. If they deserve that equality, then they deserve to be drafted as much as any man. Whether they can give birth to babies or not is truly irrelevant. Do all women give birth? Should all women during child bearing years be forced to do so since biology dictates. What about transgenders and lesbians? Should they be forced to pop out babies?
Yours is a 'cake and eat it too' argument. You want biological determinism when it suits you and freedom & equality as well. If equality is not to be based on our biological realities but rather our abilities, our ideas, our capabilities, and our choices, then absolutely, women should register for Selective Service like all men must do, and women should be drafted during any time of conscription. Period.