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>The same argument was made about slavery, but a large and powerful subset of the country decided that slavery was not tolerable even in neighboring states. An
by _-david-_ 4y ago
>The same argument was made about slavery, but a large and powerful subset of the country decided that slavery was not tolerable even in neighboring states.
And they didn't do it through the Supreme Court, but through an amendment. If abortion is a right then it should be passed as an amendment declaring it as a right.
- foogazi 4y ago> If abortion is a right then it should be passed as an amendment declaring it as a right. Why isn’t my bodily autonomy my right?
- _-david-_ 4y agoIt may be a right, but I am saying you should pass an amendment to guarantee the protection of said right. If you don't then the states should decide.
- foogazi 4y agoBut why isn’t it already a right? Is there a constitutional amendment that recognizes the right to a vasectomy or appendectomy? Why should anyone but myself have any say in what I do with my body?
- _-david-_ 4y agoI'm not saying it isn't a right. The Constitution / amendments do not create rights. I'm saying if you want to guarantee you are allowed to exercise the right you need to pass an amendment.