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| − | '''"A woman's right to choose"''' is a | + | '''"A woman's right to choose"''' is a slogan used by liberals to justify [[elective abortion]]. It combines the concept of choice as a "women's prerogative" with the general idea that adults should be free to make their own private medical decisions. |
| − | Both of these concepts assume that abortion is not a decision that affects the fate of another [[human being]]. One flaw with this argument is that the fetus is a human being with its own soul and unique DNA. In reality, a woman's "right to choose" significantly affects at least three human beings: the mother, the child, and the father of the child, who is not given the right to choose. | + | Both of these concepts assume that abortion is not a decision that affects the fate of another [[human being]]. One flaw with this argument is that the fetus is a human being with its own soul{{Citation needed}} and unique DNA. In reality, a woman's "right to choose" significantly affects at least three human beings: the mother, the child, and the father of the child, who is not given the right to choose. |
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It is opposed by social [[conservatives]] who regard themselves as [[pro-life]]. | It is opposed by social [[conservatives]] who regard themselves as [[pro-life]]. | ||
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Revision as of 00:35, May 8, 2012
"A woman's right to choose" is a slogan used by liberals to justify elective abortion. It combines the concept of choice as a "women's prerogative" with the general idea that adults should be free to make their own private medical decisions.
Both of these concepts assume that abortion is not a decision that affects the fate of another human being. One flaw with this argument is that the fetus is a human being with its own soul[Citation Needed] and unique DNA. In reality, a woman's "right to choose" significantly affects at least three human beings: the mother, the child, and the father of the child, who is not given the right to choose.
Politics
The position is pro-abortion (or "pro-choice").
The argument expressed by the phrase is that the decision to have an elective abortion is always and necessarily a private matter between a woman and her doctor. It implies that the decision is simply "a matter of choice", and that no one else has a high enough stake in the matter to overrule her choice.
This position is also called pro-choice and generally is favored by social liberals. It is opposed by social conservatives who regard themselves as pro-life.