Not dependent on "financial support" or "a person's labor", but the literal use of another person's physical body, without their consent. A fetus is literally connected to the mother's body, and using it to keep itself alive...that's why the discussion is about bodily autonomy, and not welfare, because this is about the literal use of your body. NONE of your metaphorical examples apply to this, nor do they have anything to do with bodily autonomy (granted, if you want, I'd also be more than willing to engage in a discussion about social welfare and whatnot, like your examples, but those have nothing to do with the topic of this thread).
To further clarify this for you: bodily autonomy is basically your right to decide who can or cannot use your body (literally), whether it's for sex, medical procedures, pregnancy, anything. If you don't consent to someone else using your body, for any or no reason, then they have no right to do so; furthermore, if someone is violating your bodily autonomy (whether that's rape, involuntary medical procedures, unwanted pregnancy, etc.), then you have every right to defend yourself and your body by any means necessary, even including murder, which we call the right to self-defense. So in regards to abortion, it doesn't matter whether its a fetus or a grown adult person attached to your body, you would still have every right to sever that connection, even if doing so means they will die.
But do let me know if you have any questions...
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