Abortion Prostitution hypocrisy?

Question

anyone else think this is a hypocrisy?

The supreme court ruled on Roe vs Wade that a woman has a right to choose b/c its her body?

Doesn't anyone think its hypocratic to make it legal for a woman to choose to have a tube stuck in her to remove a fetus, yet its illegal for her to choose to accept payment to let someone have s*x with her?

its her body shouldn't she have more say?

Answer 1

Apples and oranges mate. One has absolutely nothing to do with the other.

And she does have a say. She has a choice as to which john to have s*x with. She has a right to turn someone down.

What does hypocratic mean?

Hypocritical is what I think you were looking for. :)

Answer 2

Honestly I think prostitution should be legal as long as the prostitute is over the age of 18. On the other hand I'm against abortion (except in the case of rape victims). I'm just a weird person I guess.

Answer 3

You make a good point.

However, feminists have "unique" legal vision and for them it is easy for them to believe that it is OK for a woman to be sexually active, and it is OK for her to abort on demand.

Feminists also believe that the father should have no say in the abortion by *must* pay child support.

Feminist logic is truly unique.

Answer 4

all I can say is if prostitution was legal there would be a lot less rape.

Answer 5

I agree completely.  I support legalizing prostitution and drugs.  I don't believe the government should have a right to tell adults what they can do with their bodies.  I'm very happy the Supreme Court finally struck down those stupid sodomy laws.

Answer 6

Since I'm a Civil Libertarian, I don't believe in any of these stupid morality laws.

Answer 7

Logical Fallacy:

'Complex Question' (Tying)

unrelated points are treated as if they should be accepted or rejected together. In fact, each point should be accepted or rejected on its own merits.

Answer 8

Yes, wen you put it that way, you're probably right.  However, prostotution will never be nationally legal because of the fact that  this country is largely run by Christians, and because of the fact that it can be considered a form of slavery.  It's also separate because it's not a law about having s*x.  It's a law against getting paid for it.  It is a form of selling one's body.

Answer 9

Well, personally I think prostitution should be legalized and regulated.

So yeah.

Answer 10

Hey, I own my kidneys too, but I'm pretty sure I'm not allowed to sell one.

Answer 11

There is no logical reason to criminalize prostitution. When women marry, they trade s*x for love and security.  How is that different from trading s*x for money? Got a moral problem? Didn't Christ tell his followers to accept Mary Magdalene? That's more of an endorsement than he gave marriage.

Answer 12

The point is social rights aren't necessarily moral because they aren't necessarily fundamental rights (assuming some exist).

Thus you can legalise abortion just on the basis that it is practical and is in the best interests of society at large. And you can then go and say prostitution is illegal because it's in the best interests of society at large.

There would be no hypocrisy since you're not often addressing what should be legal from a moral standpoint. And even if you were, abortion wasn't legalised because it was moral, it was because it was practical as I said. So it is comparing apples and oranges since I do admit that many based the legality of prostution on a moral consensus or conscience not a practical reason.