Independent functioning? In that case, no one has any rights until they’re at least 2 years old, maybe 3. And certainly not the old and senile.
It’s a dumb argument. The most vulnerable human beings require the most protection, they can’t just be discarded precisely because they are unable to fend for themselves.
Very good :-)
You missed the point. It is not a matter of "being discarded because they are unable to fend for themselves". The innocent civilians killed in war cannot fend for themselves against modern weapons but they are not "discarded". Someone (group or individual) decided that it was in their best interest to allow those casualties as a consequence of their lives being better. My point is why are the so called "pro-life" people so focused upon life not yet manifested in this world and ignoring the innocent lives being disrupted and ended by war.
Abortion and war have similarities. They are both ultimately wrong because innocent life is lost. They both are justified by believing it will make life better for the one initiating them. We do not want someone else making decisions about war for us. Let the United Nations make decisions on war for us? Not likely. But we don't want to allow the same thing for women who have the responsibility of giving birth.