The issue of abortion is one of the most pressing issues in our society today. In my opinion, the Libertarian Party is very hypocritical when it comes to the issue of abortion as the party's stance supports the right of the woman to choose. The following is by Gary Cherone from Libertarians for Life:
If one person felt "terminating pregnancy is not an easy thing"
but was the right of the individual to make that decision
Is the life within the mother's womb a human person?
If the answer is no, it is not a human person
Why would one person feel "it is not an easy thing" to do?
If the answer is yes, it is a human person
Why would one advocate terminating it?
If the answer is I don't know, if it is, or isn't a human person
How many more "decision(s)"
would one make in an uncertain "situation?"
If the unborn is not a human person
No justification for abortion is necessary
However...
If the unborn is a human person
No justification for abortion is adequate.
Nearly all arguments for abortion
are based on the faulty premise
that the unborn are not fully human.
If the unborn inside the mother's womb is considered life, why would the Libertarian Party advocate using force to terminate that unborn? The non-aggression axiom is one of the basic tenants of the party and is thus, breaking this principle by allowing the "right" of the mother to choose.
On another note, I believe that life does not begin at conception, rather, it begins when the unborn develops a heartbeat. If we consider a person dead when there is no heartbeat, it would be rational to believe that life begins when there is a heartbeat.
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common sense is not common however.
much love...Becky
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