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.
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.