Reply #82: society has a stake in many things... [View All]

[elfwitch]

But the decision to be pregnant or stay pregnant is not subject to committee hearings. Some things are too personal. That is why laws restricting certain personal behavior have been eliminated.

Sodomy laws were restricting the behavior of normally law abiding adults with the ability to make decisions like that on their own. You wouldn't get far with laws about what elective surgery you could or could not have or laws restricting masturbation. Some things are private. Some things should be left up to the individual. If an adult makes an informed decision to do or not do something that effects their personal health or mental well-being, it is their choice and theirs alone. Neither you or I or the government or the church or anybody has the right or should have the authority to legislate choices of this nature.