Dig this big crux.

  • jeff 👨‍💻@programming.dev
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    2 hours ago

    I asked my pro-life mom if she thinks women should have the right to privacy in their medical decisions or if the government should be kept in the loop and have a veto stamp.

    That’s the reality of banning abortions that most Republicans will hate. Banning abortions means the government needs access to your medical records and the government will make decisions on what medical procedures you can have. Not you and a doctor.

    • AlexLost@lemmy.world
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      1 hour ago

      It’s already an insurance board making those decisions, why not let the government in? They might make it better (not in this case though…)

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      It also opens us up to the flip side. People love to spout off the “parenting should require a license”. The first obvious problem is what happens when someone who isn’t licensed gets pregnant/gets someone pregnant. Abortion is the only viable answer. If the government has the legal ability to make you carry a baby to term, it also has the legal ability to prevent you from carrying a baby to term.