re: #383 dangerman

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i think the best political argument to use (in the usa) is the consistent constitutional one. people have rights. non people do not. this argument keeps abortion legal.
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IMO it isn’t so easy to remove morality from the abortion wars via this kind of definition, because morality is inherent in the definition of ‘non-people’.

Slaves being non-people was how slavery was justified vs. constitutional rights back in the day. So I’m uncomfortable with defenses of abortion rights that focus too heavily on definitions, especially when agreement on the definitions isn’t any more likely than agreement on any other point in dispute.