I was with you right up to near the end when you said "... it seems like the state then does have some interest in protecting the fetus." That woke me up, because states don't have interests. Strictly speaking, states don't exist. Only people exist, and I can't see how any person other than the woman would have more standing in the decision to have an abortion or not.
I was with you right up to near the end when you said "... it seems like the state then does have some interest in protecting the fetus." That woke me up, because states don't have interests. Strictly speaking, states don't exist. Only people exist, and I can't see how any person other than the woman would have more standing in the decision to have an abortion or not.