http://russj.livejournal.com/ ([identity profile] russj.livejournal.com) wrote in [community profile] talkpolitics 2011-09-02 04:49 pm (UTC)

Re: Some rights trump other rights

I agree that the supreme court got it wrong, but you are thinking in a very simplistic manner about rights. Your rights are not absolute.

Most supreme court challenges involve the conflicting rights of more than one person. It is seldom a matter of A has rights, but B does not have rights.

In abortion, the legitimate rights of the child must be weighed against the legitimate rights of her mother.

It is possible to declare that one of them has no rights, but you should be able to back it up with reasonable arguments. My views are on record, (http://www.josephsons.org/russ/abortion.htm) and I don't see this as a simple issue.


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