Sunday, November 04, 2007

An Act of Aggression

OK, this is a new one. I happened upon a UK libertarian blog site wherein a comment was made that giving birth outside of a hospital is an "act of aggression" against a baby. I don't see how a "libertarian" can make the case for a bodily function being an "act of aggression". Maybe libertarianism is different across the pond. If one believes that giving birth to a baby can be an act of aggression, then one also believes that the government has the right to force a woman to go to a hospital. Then if the hospital personnel believe the baby would have better odds of survival with a cesarean, a forced cesarean is then justified. Very libertarian, indeed. Of course we all know that impersonal doctors and government bureaucrats can make the best decisions for families. Who do parents think they are?

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