[nietzreznor]

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Abortion is not defensive because the fetus poses no threat to the woman (nor is it capable of an act of aggression)

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Putting aside the issue of abortion being 'defensive' or not, I'm not sure it really matters whether or not the fetus poses a 'threat' to the woman. If some guy broke into my house and just sat there, on my couch, whether or not I felt the guy to be 'threatening' would have nothing to do with my right to get him to leave. Unwanted transgression *is* aggression, even if it's aggression that's ultimately 'non-violent' and 'non-threatening'.

In any case, while the fetus may not pose a threat to the woman (in that it wouldn't consciously hurt her), I'm sure an undesired pregnancy can be a physically and psychologically traumatic experience for a woman, and I don't think that any being has a *right* to use a woman's body with such consequences without the woman's explicit consent.