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Re:Supreme Court Overturns Roe vs. Wade by prionassembly on Friday June 24, 2022 @04:16PM (#31868730)
> If you decide a fetus is trespassing in your body,

I think I remember the UN Charter on the Rights of the Child stating that (1) children are not the property of their parents and (2) parents have a responsibility for its well-being.

Re:Supreme Court Overturns Roe vs. Wade by saxonww on Friday June 24, 2022 @07:17PM (#31870728)
I think you mean this document:

https://treaties.un.org/doc/Treaties/1990/09/19900902%2003-1...

A couple of comments on this:

1. The Convention document doesn't expressly address it, but instructs in several places that the rights enumerated exist for children 'from birth', implying they do not apply to a potential child before it's born.

2. The United States is a signatory, but did not ratify this, and is not subject to it.

Re:Supreme Court Overturns Roe vs. Wade by ch4s3 on Friday June 24, 2022 @07:38PM (#31870896)
I would add that rights don’t flow from documents but rather need to be built up from philosophical argument. Perhaps they’re natural, discovered, or achieved but in any case I think we have to reason towards expansive and philosophically sound rights.
Re:Supreme Court Overturns Roe vs. Wade by ch4s3 on Friday June 24, 2022 @05:10PM (#31869356)
I’m not arguing that children are property, but rather your own body is. When a born child leaves your body, then they can no longer infringe upon your right of self ownership. I don’t see a conflict here.