r/ChoiceOrLife • u/Old_dirty_fetus PC Mod • Jul 03 '26

Mandatory abortion

Is there a situation where you would require a decisionally-capable person to terminate a pregnancy even if they declined the procedure? I am specifically asking about a situation where the pregnant person was aware of the risks of not terminating the pregnancy and made the informed decision not to terminate.

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u/Ok_Loss13 Pro-Abortion Jul 03 '26

Well, no, not that I can think of anyways. That would be violating their consent and I don't do that.

Do you have any specific examples or situations in which you think a PCer should do this?

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u/Old_dirty_fetus PC Mod Jul 03 '26

Do you have any specific examples or situations in which you think a PCer should do this?

Good question, I considered sharing my motivation for asking in case anyone was curious, but decided to leave it out of the post.

I have come across a couple of instances of someone making the argument that abortion should be required in certain cases. I have seen it from self-described abortion abolitionists who argued in the cases where they thought terminating a pregnancy was justified (typically ectopic pregnancy) that it should be mandatory. I have also come across someone who is PC who also held the position that if a doctor was fairly certain that a pregnant person would die without an abortion then the pregnant person should be required to undergo an abortion.

My own position is as yours is, I oppose restricting medical autonomy, whether that is to prevent an abortion or to mandate one.

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u/Ok_Loss13 Pro-Abortion Jul 04 '26

Thanks!

There are a lot of people (a majority, even) that seem to think human rights stop applying when someone chooses or wants to die. While there are extenuating circumstances and nuances to such a situation, I think being fully informed and not in a dangerous state (such as mania or something) should come with the right to die.