How is Abortion not taking a human life? How is this morally and/or logically justifiable?

Question

Preface: I am not a religious fanatic (Agnostic), just pro-life. I made this decision based on LOGIC. Anyhow, this is your chance pro-choicers to frame your arguement on this topic. PLEASE NOTE I DID NOT USE THE WORD KILL, YOU MUST EXPLAIN HOW IT IS NOT *TAKING* A HUMAN LIFE!! Please do not insult me with the "it's my choice" arguement with no supporting arguement. You will be labeled an mindless parrot with no ability to critically analyze.

Answer 1

I'm not Pro-Life or Pro-Choice activist. I'm just answering your question directly: How is Abortion not taking a human life?How is Abortion Morally/Logically Justifiable?

I believe that Abortion IS taking a Human Life, regardless at how many weeks it is Done; Because the Outcome is still the same: No Neonate Born.

Again, I want to say that there are plenty of ways to say that Abortion is NOT Morally and/or Logically Justifiable, BUT MY answer is focusing on, Again, How is Abortion Morally/Logically Justifiable?

Morality is Social. It has to do with Rigth and Wrong.

Morally, there should be a reason that the Mother is choosing Abortion, it can be that she is NOT READY to raise a child due to lack of support, lack of financial resource, abusive father (or even herself can be abusive) and etc. This would be morally and Logically justifiable because, I believe, it is immoral to give birth to a child knowing ahead that the child WILL NOT grow up in a safe surrounding and family.

Logic. It has to do with reason, judgment, which can be Argued.

A good argument is to Compare the Quality of the Outcome as a Result of Our Action. Would the Child and Mother have Better Quality of Life after Abortion? As for the Child, there is NO Life after abortion regardless when LIFE starts; as for the Mother, her life can either be 1) Happier without a Child/ Burden 2) Suffering Medical consequence 3) Suffering from Guilt or mental Illness as a result of Guilt. Again, if these outcomes are results of the Woman's Choice, I strongly believe that it is justifyable because She should be able to make her own choice.

Additional comments:

Yes, There are irresponsible people (men and women) have sex irresponsibly, and a woman (and her sexual partner) should use Protection before and during intercourse, and if she is NOT ready to raise a child therefore she is NOT ready to have sex (Excluding all sexual assaults). But can our society, both Morally and Logically justifiable to, use "Raising a Child" as a "Punishment", or in milder term, a "Lesson"?

If Our Judges had said Yes, to the above question, Abortion then would be banned.

Above is my personal opinion.

Answer 2

Okay. I will bite. Mind you it is a big bite.

An abortion is the removal or expulsion from the uterus of an embryo or fetus, resulting in or caused by its death. This can occur spontaneously as a miscarriage, or be artificially induced through chemical, surgical or other means. Commonly, "abortion" refers to an induced procedure at any point in the pregnancy; medically, it is defined as a miscarriage or induced termination before twenty weeks gestation, which is considered nonviable.

It is a human embryo, non-viable and could not survive on its own. If you took this embryo out and laid it on a surface, it would die.

Morally justifiable? That depends on the person. Does that person believe that this child would be worse off if it was to live? Abuse or disfiguration or some other issues?

Logically justifiable. This is not a logical situation. This is purely an emotional decision. Can I handle a child? Will this child be well off? Do I want to have it adopted, could I live with that? Will it kill me if I continue with the pregnancy? Was I raped and do I want that child for that reason? Am I abused at home, will tat happen to him/her if the pregnancy continues? Do I want a child? Those are some of the hundreds of questions someone has to make.

The current abortion debate should not fall under the moral argument. No one that I know, liberal or conservative thinks that abortions praises should be sung from the rooftops. The argument is, do grown adults have the right to make those decisions for themselves? The other problem is once this procedure is made illegal, does that mean abortions stop? No, they are just done under unsanitary means and you won't just lose the baby, but the mothers will start dying as well.

So do not think of it as a wrong/right decision to support/disagree with "pro-choice", think of the alternatives if you didn't have it, and think of it as society letting you make the choices that affect your life and government staying out of your business, a very libertarian ideal.

I know you didn't want to have the Parrot response with the words choice in it. But I could think of a synonym to use, and I hope that wasn’t a cop out.

Answer 3

the question of when human life begins in one of philosophy not religion. It is explained in a text on metaphysics. Form follows matter is the principle. When the embryo develops into a fetus it has the matter of a human and the form (also called soul) is then that of a human. Life develops as a cell an ameoba a fish and then a aminal. we are human animals at age about 3 months of gestation. I think abortion of a fetus is taking of a life but not before that

Also, a principle of philosophy is contingent being. If a being is contingent on another for survival the host owns the source of life and has the right to eliminate the depenent being. It is the woman's body and her choice.

Answer 4

I say this too all people that are passionately for abortion, it is the taking of a life at a certain point of the pregnancy, but I would rather that life be taken rather then go on welfare or rob me at my atm or be a crackhead. Now if folks like you feel soo strongly about this, than live up to your strong and superior sense of morality, and adopt an unwanted child from a poor neighborhood, if more of you people instead of complaining and repeating the same holier than thou rhetoric over an over again, decided to do something about it and adopt a child, perhaps people would have a different view about abortion if there were less unwanted children. Imagine that, you actuallly have to do something to change society and not just gripe about it constantly

Answer 5

First, use "a" not "an" even as accurate the following note starts with a consonant. second, the full "taking a existence" debate is hinged on the inspiration that stated existence will be extra acceptable than ending it from the start. because the provider of the existence seen abortion interior the first position, it is going without declaring that they don't desire to ascertain (for inspite of reason) so the "baby" will be submit for adoption or finally end up in foster care. So, that would or gained't be a "extra acceptable" option. It truly pisses me off that folk would promote an option that they themselves do not have any clue about, have not experienced, and probably do not even understand a unmarried followed individual individual or human being that has been through the foster care equipment. I take position to ascertain about both.speaking as an followed baby (now 40 yrs old) and someone who has had an abortion,i'm neither prolife or determination. I do exactly not imagine 1 might want to communicate so adamantly on issues without genuine study. My adventure has been concepts-blowing, yet there are such an excellent style of trials and circumstances that stem from being followed, that if that "baby" does not have the right/strong concepts or help equipment, they're many times very depressing, probably finally end up in wreck/suicide, or in simple terms proceed to be the following in the international to make a mistake all of us else. After speaking someone into holding their toddler, those people in simple terms disappear. they're not there to help, help, or propose. you in simple terms butt in lengthy adequate to win your argument and then leave the ascertain(s) and baby to exercising consultation the harsh stuff on their own. i'm positive they truly delight in that. in case you at the on the spot are not in for the lengthy haul - stay out of it.

Answer 6

I had one when I was nineteen because she was not developing properly ( in other words in inside still had not gone inside of her body she would have died at birth). I do not believe that is is taking human life until that child takes a breath OUTSIDE of the womb. Because the fetus can still die before coming out . In most states that is the case. I believe that the people who use it as a form of birth control should be shot. but for those that where like me or are victims of sexual assault of any kind we should be allowed to in a safe medically sterile enviorment.

If it is made illegal, everyone will go and get them done in dark alleys and in secret almost no will survive. anyone remember the time before they where done in safe places?

Answer 7

Well, the scientific answer is that we have all sorts of parasites growing in our bodies that cannot exist free of our bodies, and that a fetus or embryo is just a bunch of cells that has the POTENTIAL to become a human, but is not yet capable of being one.

A human life is one that can live independently of the host. It would be like claiming that my liver is a human life. It may be necessary for me to live, but it is not, as a mass of cells, a human life.

----

As to the specific question of abortion, I too find it distastful and abhorent. However, as both a human and a parent, capable of both feeling and thinking, I recognize that we owe our human children far more than just the right to be born and breathe air.

We owe them a loving and careful home, a childhood that is mostly happy and healthy, we owe them an education (and not just that which comes from schools, but rather from parents that guide, lead by example and teach), and we owe them love.

IF it were possible to provide all this for every baby born, then abortion ceases to be necessary.
------

The best ways to insure that this happens is to prevent unwanted pregnancies, to insure that our teens are not getting pregnant before they are ready to provide a good home, and by opting for adoption when the birth mother cannot provide all that a baby needs.

Unfortunately 1 out of 4 kids in this country are raised in poverty, 1 out of 5 (or more) are abused. In addition to these "worst possible life for a child" scenarios, there are LOTS of parents who do a poor job raising their kids (at all economic levels), who fail to teach their children what they need to be respectful, contributing adults. The result of this neglect and abuse is that our society has an increasing burden to deal with a growing contingent of dysfunctional adults.

Until these situations are under control, abortion remains a necessary evil. Remember that we are members of the animal world and that even in nature, infants that cannot be properly cared for die. Ugly and sad, yes, but true.

---

If the anti-abortion movement could own up to the far larger issues that cause a need for abortion, and supported the causes that PREVENT them, like strong sexual education, birth control access, a philosphy that teaches that adoption is the ultimate loving thing to do for your child (when you cannot give proper care), that would go a long way towards reducing the need.

If we added strong public support for families, teaching parents how to parent, without threat of taking away their kids, we'd have fewer dysfunctional adults who will end up having more kids who are going to lead unhappy or unproductive lives.

So....that's how I can justify abortion; not by denying its humanity, but by putting it into perspective as to what we genuinely owe our children.

Answer 8

I will say one thing if a woman gets raped, pressured by her man,(men have a way of "accidentally" getting a woman pregnant so she stays), she should be mentally stable to have a child, and old enough!!! She sould have a choice too!!!!!

I think that there is enough pills, shots,condoms, that you should not get pregnant if you don't want to!!!

And if a person is to stupid to not have safe sex...how well do you think they are going to raise their child?

Answer 9

in these days of multiple contraceptions i cant help feeling that there should be no need for abortion, but mistakes happen in life, i do feel they should lower the amount of weeks ,

Answer 10

I can't believe people ask these questions! Whats nxt...was there a man on the grassy knowl...did we really land on the moon....did OJ really do it?