The Paradox of Abortion Rights

The central argument for giving women the right to abortion is based on the idea of privacy, but this is not the most accurate or complete reasoning. It is not just about privacy or property rights, but rather about women having control over their own bodies. The legal system struggles to address this issue because it did not originally conceive of human beings in this situation. Unlike in philosophy where new arguments can be built on new foundations, the legal system is bound by precedent, which was established at a time when women were not considered fully human. As a result, the legal system is uncertain about how to handle the complexities of abortion rights.

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