From an abortion-rights perspective, arguments about abortion are almost never about the act itself. They’re about how it is perceived. Often, advocates of abortion argue that the other side exists only to further sexism and control. This isn’t about the rights of all human beings; it’s about women’s autonomy.

The Kentucky abortion case has unearthed some particularly bizarre lines of argumentation. After the Supreme Court refused to hear an appeal to Kentucky’s law requiring that mothers who undergo abortions first view an ultrasound, abortion-rights advocates were up in arms about the odious thought of mothers watching their offspring in utero.