Apart from government intervention, Apples and Asparagus Ed.

The sorts of laws you note disavow the entire concept of the age of majority.

Yet in the case of seat belts -which a significant portion of the time cause injury, including death(which goes unreported mind you)- in many states it is 'primary law', meaning it's a legally legitimate excuse for a traffic stop. In our state, seats belts are not primary law but one can be ticketed if they are pulled over for something else. And of course, all of this(Click it, or Ticket) is driven by the Feds. It's particularly telling here because a year ago the state did try to make not wearing a seat a primary offense(who are we offending -oh yeah, the power hungry state(Feds really)) and the people reminded the state of its promise a decade or so back, that it would never become primary law. Nonetheless, the state has taken the Click it, or Ticket cooperative funds(nice euphemism huh:), the signs are everywhere and the state polices' latest TV advertising is carefully worded to briefly acknowledge you can't be pulled over for not wearing a belt while stating, quite militantly, they're going to look for reasons to pull you over if you aren't wearing one. It's very militant, because your safety is JOB ONE. Which is a crock: tyranny is always dressed up in altruistic paternalism.

Short of rape, men and women willing engage in what amounts to a procreative act - regardless of any birth control efforts, none are fool proof- the unintended to be child 'tissue' on the other hand hasn't, and is unable, to commit an act of volition, other than continue to develop into an infant human being(if left unviolated).

Abortion is just a bill of goods for voluntary eugenics Ed. If one studied the origins of the movement, including the likes of Margaret Sanger one would know that, and the other motivations most folks would find reprehensible(mostly because most of humanity would qualify as unnecessary and worthy of elimination).

It just goes to show you, when forced sterilization became publicly unacceptable(along about the early 1970's), that even the most worthless and horrendous acts can be sold as something noble and decent, "It's a women body, and a women's choice", and people not only will buy but champion murder of their own. [And of course, it's the males job to pay with no say in the future of their progeny, should the women decide to abort or raise the child without him. Talk about a non sequitur!]

Gotta Fly....

ps somewhat edited