What is the true "Libertarian" answer to abortion?
I'm reffering to "capital-L" Libertarianism
As a non-Libertarian myself, I've seen plenty of Libertarians give very different answers and debate amongst each other over the topic. Although the US Libertarian party seems to lean more towards the "pro-life" side, I'm curious as to what the members of CD think which policy is more befitting of the "Libertarian" ideology.
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Pro-choice/No "true" answer
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If Libertarians want freedom from outside forces for every innocent human being in this nation then they obviously would be pro life. What more intrusive an act can there be than aborting a living growing human life. How could anyone support this other than life of mother, etc. Feminists & Liberal Democrats will spew the rhetoric of how pro life groups would deny women the right to her own body. NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Pro life groups are saying there are TWO living growing bodies there, the mother & the child! That child deserves as much freedom to it's body as does the mother. Side: Pro-life
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Abortion is a sensitive issue to the point that no party really has a true stance on it. Most Libertarians are split on the issue. Just like there are some Democrats that are against abortion and some Republicans that are for abortion. It's just too much of a sensitive issue. Side: Pro-choice/No "true" answer
Being pro life is advocating a greater amount of government interference though. Some libertarians can say whatever they want, but the actual libertarian way of doing things is in question. I would think the libertarian viewpoint would be that if we aren't really sure we should side with it not being a law. Your point is valid though. I don't think it makes you a fake libertarian if you are pro life, either. Not that you thought that. Side: Pro-choice/No "true" answer
I don't think there's any "true" stance on the subject for libertarians. Libertarians for the most part agree in a limited government, but they are otherwise pretty diverse. I think the various stances would depend on other influential factors such as whether they are Christian or whether they consider a human fetus as deserving of rights, etc. I was proposing libertarian ideals before most people even knew such a thing existed but I have since withdrew my allegiance with them as a party ever since the American Libertarian movement was hijacked by religious conservatives to promote their bias. My view on the subject of abortion doesn’t have religious connotation, but I am pro-life for the most part simply because I observe the greatest amount of abortions as being completely avoidable in the first place. I don’t think abortion should be a form of birth control due to negligence but used in extreme cases where preventative birth control has failed, the fetus isn’t developing right, loss of life is an otherwise unavoidable risk, or where a woman was forced to conceive against her will. Having sex creates babies, this is no surprise. Saying “I just don’t want it” shouldn’t be a reason to abort a pregnancy when numerous options are available to prevent conception in the first place. I cannot ignore the fact that a fetus is a life, and life (especially intelligent life) is a very rare occurrence as far as we know. Side: Pro-choice/No "true" answer
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Libertarians think pregnant women have rights. They said: “Regardless of one’s view on this matter, however, we should all be able to agree that a pregnant woman is an individual with rights. And that includes the right to make often-difficult decisions concerning her own body. Side: Pro-choice/No "true" answer
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