ACH wrote:But, the child is it's own person from a scientific definition.
A child is only it's own person once it can be separated from the mother. Until then, it's not. That's the scientific definition, and when it comes to abortion, science isn't going to provide the answers, since people still attribute humans to have "souls", which is hardly scientific...
ACH wrote:Each individual has their own unique DNA which makes them a person.
Having DNA does not make you a 'person', however. A fertilized egg, for instance, is not a person, despite having unique DNA.
To address the OP:
I do not think that people in the west are offended by individual sovereignty, and actually, the Constitution of the USA is one of the best documents to that effect. You cannot, however, think that the sovereignty of your person supersedes the good of the society. Your sovereignty ends when it affects others negatively.
“Let me never fall into the vulgar mistake of dreaming that I am persecuted whenever I am contradicted.” ― Ralph Waldo Emerson