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marjaerwin) wrote2015-07-28 10:26 am
marjaerwin) wrote2015-07-28 10:26 am
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This Actually Explains a Lot.
http://discussion.theguardian.com/comment-permalink/56502381
[blockquote]No the problem is that when you legalise something you normalise it[/blockquote]
No you don't, unless your society has too much respect for law and too little respect for people making their own decisions.
This actually explains a lot. It explains why some people are so opposed to equal rights and bodily autonomy. It also explains why some people assume, when I talk about how we shouldn't normalize eugenicist attitudes, that I must want to ban certain selective abortions.
[blockquote]No the problem is that when you legalise something you normalise it[/blockquote]
No you don't, unless your society has too much respect for law and too little respect for people making their own decisions.
This actually explains a lot. It explains why some people are so opposed to equal rights and bodily autonomy. It also explains why some people assume, when I talk about how we shouldn't normalize eugenicist attitudes, that I must want to ban certain selective abortions.