Jack of Harts

My Body, My Choice is a phrase the abortion industry and protesters have used all my life to very good effect, because it makes a lot of sense. It fits our ideals of liberty for all, of bodily autonomy, and all that goes with that. It has a lot of power, because it sounds good. The problem is that it rests upon a deep inequality. In generations past, our society accepted the idea that some humans were less human than others, with fewer rights. The line was skin color back then, and our laws allowed ownership of humans of a certain skin color, and killing them was protected. Today the laws differentiate based on age and residence. All are wrong. My Body, My Choice must apply to all, or it will mean nothing.