Cat Tales: Miscellany and Mischief

January 3 (30DBC)

30DBC January 3 Prompt: Does any government have a right to say what you can or cannot do with your body?

I have to keep my response short and sweet as right now is the only time I've had to sit down all day and I only have a couple minutes. However, I know I could go on and on about this topic. I will say this--no government can tell you what to do with your body. However, when it comes to another person's body...that is another matter entirely. And yes, I do view an unborn child as a person with rights, most notably the right to life. An unborn child is not simply another part of a woman's body as a nose or a foot are. It is its own unique person and soul, separate from, although dependent upon, the woman's body during gestation. Therefore, I do believe a government should protect the right to life of an unborn child just as vehemently as they protect the right to life of a grown person.

I am certainly open to hearing other viewpoints on this, though they will not change my stance. And I know this question was certainly very open-ended, but this angle was the first I saw and had a strong opinion on.

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