Abortion

[Don Corleone]

I have a hard understanding why Rightists are so vehemently opposed to abortion, yet are willing to accept the death penalty. Why can't we all agree to go along with policies that don't limit the freedoms of man? It would stop my leftist friends from looking at me funny when I tell them that I have no objections to the death penalty and tobacco. It would also end dull, repetitive argumants such as this one. For god's sake, the "Nature of Man" thread lasted for about 3 days, and that was the most interesting thread the backroom has had since I got here, and this crap keeps going and going.

Just kill the bastards, or let them kill themselves.

The death penalty is executing another human being because they have committed some act that society has deemed unacceptable (murder, rape, etc). The argument here is whether or not the victim actually deserves it, in other words culpability of the victim. As far to the right as I am, I have to say that I believe there's nothing a human being can do that deserves execution.

Abortion is killing a fetus because it's inconveniant, expensive, interfering with the mother's lifestyle, etc. I've never heard anyone put forward an argument about the culpability of the fetus as a valid argument for abortion. If you'd like to, please, by all means, it might be rather interesting.

If your goal is to eliminate laws that restrict the freedoms of people, wouldn't we be required to legalize rape in your world? But bonus points for consistency of arguments.