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namely, the fact that at any given point in time there are ~6 million women who, over their reproductive lifetimes who have been subjected to a forced or coerced pregnancy (see link). These totally unwanted attacks are all illegitimate uses of their bodies...specifically their reproductive systems. There is nothing "theological" about the process stemming from the introduction of sperm...it's all biology from there...and given that the innocent woman is a full-fledged Person, with all the rights thereof, she needs to be afforded the right to halt that process, if she so chooses, should she deem the risks and burdens beyond her capabilities. ONLY the victimized woman can make that decision.

For those women who were not forced or coerced into a pregnancy, there is no full legal process that can make a fair determination by outsiders as to the legitimacy of a woman's history or intent...and especially given the limited time between awareness of pregnancy and generally accepted...over many hundreds of years, by many societies and faiths...Viability/Personhood. Therefore, there should be no impediment up until that time. Furthermore, experience has shown that ending pregnancy after Viability is virtually always done for very serious medical reasons.

Given that more than 50 years of surveys show 80-90% of Americans (including Catholics) agree with this view...and that America is a pluralistic society, there should be an option of abortion for every single woman in America, regardless of where she lives or chooses to move to.

There are ways of reducing the number of abortions...without sacrificing the rights of so many women to live the lives they envisioned...and we all should join together for that purpose.


Link: https://www.ajpmonline.org/article/S0749-3797(23)00442-7/fulltext