Just curious, Bells . . . . At what point (age?) in a (any) woman's life does she acquire 'every right to her body'? Immediately upon conception?, birth?, and if not a specific point in her life, when would parental rights be resigned and the individual woman's rightss take precedence? Does the woman decide when that 'point' is? or is it by concensus with parents?
That depends on how you wish to address that question.
Legally it is from the point of the age of consent. Each country is different. Personally I think it starts from birth, with the obvious caveats, as her parents speak for her and act for her. I think when it comes to matters about her reproductive health, her rights and her choices should take precedence in that she should never be forced into doing something she is not comfortable doing or does not want to do.
This is not true.
She would have the right to go skiing, to drink, to do drugs, to have sex, to do anything she wants, short of aborting the fetus.
Well actually no. You see, the laws in many parts of the States make it a criminal offense if harm comes to the foetus because of the mother's actions, be it knowingly or unknowingly. So if she does drugs during pregnancy, then she can face legal prosecution if something happens to the foetus she is carrying.
Women have very little rights when they fall pregnant Dave.
You think it starts and stops with abortion? It doesn't. Women are being arrested and charged for not giving birth in the manner their doctors feel they should, in that some women who opt for natural birth, are being handcuffed to hospital beds and forced to endure unnecessary c-sections without their consent, because their doctor's think it is best for the baby.
When a woman is denied the right to her own life, and forced to endure a medical procedure that her own doctors advised would have killed her, to 'save the baby', how do you figure that she has the right to go skiing, etc?
And really, going skiing does not negate the fact that you have removed her rights to her own body and removed her rights to decide about her reproductive care if she is pregnant.
Just because some of these things risk harm to the baby does not necessarily mean they are disallowed.
You haven't read any of the links provided, have you?
She actually is not allowed and hundreds of women are currently in prison for doing something that may have caused harm to the foetus. I'd suggest you read those links.
A mother can take her six year old skiing, risking harm to it, without being threatened with attempted murder.
That depends. If a mother takes her child skiing down a run she knows is dangerous and took no precautions, she can be charged with a variety of things if something happens to that child. Those same rules now apply to pregnant women, regardless of where they are in their pregnancy. In some instances, women don't even have to know they are pregnant before they are charged.
Sure, it's a blurry line, saying she can harm herself but can't abort the fetus - but blurry line is the hallmark of this issue.
See, you are completely ignoring reality. Anything pregnant women do that could potentially harm the foetus, can be deemed a criminal offense and in many instances, it is a criminal offense, regardless of how far along she is in the pregnancy.
It would help if you took the time to read the many links provided to you, so that you might understand the realities of this situation.
And just so you are aware, pro-lifer's are pushing for laws that would ban abortion completely, no exceptions. Not if she is raped, cases of incest or if her life was in danger. Now, tell me the woman is not being treated like she is the host?