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        5 months ago

        It is a political issue because people want it to be one. My comment was about the way the arguments sound, not about what political side says what.

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          5 months ago

          Well, I was trying to push it in a political direction because I don’t like my beliefs being compared to anti-abortionists based on vibes and appearances. It’s necessary to engage more critically with the issue to demonstrate that any apparent similarities are just superficial.

          There is no objective division between political and non-political. This is a question about government policy on which people are divided, so to me it’s inherently a political issue.

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            5 months ago

            I don’t know what to tell you. It seems to me like you’re critical about assisted suicide but are pro choice when it comes to abortions.

            In my opinion those two things are different sides of the same coin. Regardless of politics.

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              5 months ago

              I don’t believe that they are different sides of the same coin. I see very little in common between the two.

              From my perspective, it would be like saying opposition to war or the death penalty is just like being opposed to abortion, because anti-choice people claim to value life.

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                5 months ago

                Assisted suicide and abortions are tied to informed consent and aren’t really something that can be done ‘on a whim’. (Obviously abortions should be easier to get access to than assisted suicide)

                Getting murdered nonconsenting (through war or the death penalty) is something completely different.

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                  5 months ago

                  There are valid reasons to restrict certain actions or substances even if someone gives informed consent. While bodily autonomy is a right, it isn’t absolute to the point of outweighing all other rights and all practical considerations (no right is absolute). For any given right, whether it’s bodily autonomy, free speech, etc, there are valid reasons why limitations may be placed on it, and it isn’t valid to lump all of those reasons together with bullshit reasons people might want to restrict it. It would be like saying that people who don’t want it to be legal to shout “fire” in a theater are just like people who want to ban criticism of the government.