I was rewatching the TV show Superman & Lois. In that show, Clark and Lois have twin boys who are 16. Their son Jonathan Kent was taking an illegal super drug called “X-Kryptonite”, and Lois and Clark blew up at him. I wonder if they have this energy for abortion because I know damn well Clark and Lois are pro-choice.
So I hate how they violated Jon’s autonomy.
and this applies to real life too; “my body, my choice” should apply to drug use too.
To an extent sure. But when you start clogging up Emergency Rooms, you start impacting other people. Public health should be the motivation behind drug regulation.
Wait, are you the poster from ages ago who made loads of posts about Superman & Lois?
Oh my god you are! I love when Lemmy has resident nutters, it’s really fun.
After a certain age, it absolutely should. The false equivalence is shown by the applicable ages.
So if a 13 year old girl, say, gets pregnant, it’s easy to see how carrying the baby to term and being a teen mom will drastically affect her future, so if she says she does not wish to be pregnant and a mother, it’s fine for her to request an abortion, ethically, because her life is up to her to decide.
The thing about drugs is, they are a strictly elective (whereas the 13 year old could have been forced to have sex) pastime. And the mind is still developing until around age 25.
As an advocate for “my body, my choice,” I am pro-choice (while having pro-life morality to an extent). I am also pro-legalisation of drugs, or at least decriminialisation. I also support medically assisted end-of-life measures when a person has something that cannot be cured or a condition that will never improve. I believe they have the right to make that call.
So yes, it should apply to drug use, too — at a certain age.
I think it’s more like:
If you think you can deny a child an abortion, do you think you can deny them an appendectomy? Why not?
As far as drugs go I do believe there should be “adventure businesses” for people who want to experiment or experience alternate realities. It might not be the best idea but way better than making it illegal and all the back alley violent and desperate business that goes on.
I haven’t seen the show but I think the way parents ought to react to their children using drugs is to educate them about the effects of drugs. Blowing up at your children rarely does any good.
If your daughter wants an abortion, it is also good to educate them about the risks and help them make an informed choice.
So yes, in both cases people should make their own choices but parents and society should help them make informed choices
