The second difficulty I have with making abortion illegal is the way it implicitly gives primacy to a woman’s biological role. If a woman is to be expected to sacrifice any and all other opportunities in order to be a mother, this can only be because being a mother is her primary function in the world. Motherhood, then is more important than adulthood, than independence. And since the key role that women play in society is to produce children, why should society not commandeer their bodies for its own purpose, never mind their feelings or opinions in the matter.
Falstaff shares his thoughts on the abortion debate.
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