Abortion: Question for the pro-life?

Question

Why are you pro-life? Many of us on yahoo answers are pro-choice, but would be very much interested in seeing the reasoning behind the pro-life stance.

For those of us who are pro-choice, could we maybe just read the answers to this one, before we have a "yahoo answers response".

Thanks

Answer 1

I'm pro-life because life begins at conception....point blank.

Answer 2

I am pro life.
I believe it is wrong to say, it's my body, it's my choice.
Just because the baby is not born, or totally developed, does not make it non human. It's an underdeveloped human, but a person none the less.
If we are to assume the, it's our body our choice stance, then shouldnt the baby have some say. And since the baby can not speak for itself, then the parent obviously have to speak for it. But then, why would any loving parent not give the child a chance at life. Just because maybe you have bad circumstances does not necessarily mean that the baby will have a bad life.
There are alot of women that have had many reasons for abortions. Me included. I found out i had cancer a few years ago, and at that time also found out i was pregnant with a child thta was the result of a relationship that was closing to an end. I will admit, i used the cancer card as an excuse to have the abortion and not feel guilty about it. But i really did it because I was trying to save a relationship that was doomed to end anyhow. So i feel that i am a pretty good authority on this subject.
You will never forget about the baby. I am not riddled with guilt, or have any huge feelings of despiration. But i killed my child, to better my own life at the time. Or so i thought. That is a hard thing to live with. And you have to live with it. No other choice.
We could just not have sex until we know we want the product of it. Afterall, sex was created for us to enjoy, but also to create life. Sometimes you have to take the good with the bad. Not saying children are bad, but if your not ready for one, then it's definately not good.
But as i ramble here, i'm trying to make a point. It's only my opinion, but i hope some of you listen and think before you do this. It really does not matter what your thoughts on it are. I have always been pro life, and i had an abortion. Im sure on the same token there are ppl that are pro choice, and just could not go through with it. We all sin, and do unspeakable acts. But as a socitey, that seems to get further and further away from moral standards, is it really a good idea to let the leash out a little.
the only reason we have so many rules governing us today, is because so many people can not make educated, mature decisions without them. It's sad, but it's reality. Now you can enter and leave marriage with no regard to what it's doing to anyone else. You can live together, without being married, teaching younger generations that you can reap the benefits, without the commitment. Leaving society to get what they can, and total disregard to what we can give. So, i dont believe it's about "our" choice, or "not our" choice. It's about life. And why were here, and I believe if people really thought about it, why would we be put here, just to end life. Ours or anyone elses? Who are we to make that kind of decision. Even if your athiest, you may not have a "God", but someone has to be in charge. Do you really think you know what is best for all?

Answer 3

I am pro-choice, but not pro-abortion. I actually made the choice to proceed with an unwanted and inconvenient pregnancy. I don't regret the decision I made, but I do appreciate that I had the *choice*. I got pregnant right after I graduated from college and I didn't have a job yet. My then-boyfriend (now husband) was 3 semesters from graduation and his parents threatened to cut him off financially if he married me or transferred schools to be closer to me and the baby because they thought I was "trapping" him. I was living with my parents, and they were supportive, but they thought I made an irresponsible choice that I needed to live with (and they were right). Trust me, abortion was looking like a pretty decent idea. We toughed it out and everything turned out OK, but it took a really long time and there are emotional scars there that will never go away. Do I think it would've been easier the other way? No, it would've been just as difficult but in a different way.

I find it interesting that many people who are pro-life forget that abortions happened before they were legal, and abortions would continue to happen if they become illegal again. The difference is that legal abortions are *safe*. You don't have to agree with a woman's decision to have an abortion, but she shouldn't have to risk her life because of her choice. If you're so interested in the "sanctity of life", shouldn't that also apply to the woman who chooses to have an abortion? Is her life no longer "precious"?

Answer 4

Everyone pictures pro-choice as being OK. They fail to realize that in a 3 month pregnancy the fetus is now formed. This is usally when abortion is done. Let's not forget the full term pregnancy when the doctor sucks the brain from the baby to kill it. No problem with the mother, or baby. I just don't want it. Well why didn't you use the night after pill or birth control. There is all sorts of contraceptives out there, why would anyone need an abortion. I didn't know just don't cut it unless you are retarded.

Answer 5

Hi Jim =)
Generally I don't answer questions like this, but since it's you that's asking....
Pro-life athiest here. Here's the reason. When I was 18 I had an abortion. I regretted it immediately. In the 16 years since then, every time I allow myself to think about it, I feel like a murderer.
I had my choice. I could have chosen to either not have sex, or be more careful. It was incredibly selfish of me to take that baby's life because I was so careless with my birth control.
As I've grown up, I've realized how many women....just in my own little circle of friends and family....can't have children for one reason or another. It makes me so sad. That child could have grown up with a loving family, even if it wasn't my family.
I look at my 4 beautiful children now, and wonder what my oldest would have looked like, or what kind of person he/she would be right now.

I don't fear god's retribution. There is no god. That doesn't mean that my heart isn't broken. So anyway, before I go on and on for 6 pages....I'm firmly pro-birth control, and firmly anti-abortion. We need to take responsibility for our actions.

I don't know. It might not make any sense at all to anyone, it's just the way I feel.

Answer 6

I am pro life. I do think that abortion is killing a baby, no matter what trimester.
I also think that sex is not a game, and that people should be responsible above all. If you want to have sex, then you should be also willing to deal with all its consequences. And pregnancy is one of them.
I think that nobody has the right to just get rid of someone's life just because it's inconvenient to them. Otherwise, we would be also killing people with disabilities, and old people, and why limit to babies in the womb, why not 2 or 3 year olds too? They can be inconvenient too... NO, it's just not the right thing to do. If this society has any hope of becoming something good, people need to start by making themselves fully responsible for their actions.
And finally, I've met many women that had abortions at some point in their lives. It's a ghost that chases them and doesn't give them peace. I've seen many repent for what they did, cry, be mentally unstable, in some cases try to have kids later on and not be able to.
I don't think that any woman who aborts can just walk away as if nothing happened and be totally satisfied with herself. I don't think any can go and do that without feeling that oppression in their hearts. Whatever the pro-choice arguments are, their conscience is telling them something. I think they know they've just killed. Many just choose to ignore that voice inside of them.

Answer 7

I am completely pro-life. I believe in the sanctity of life as it begins at the time of conception. This is the way God intended it to be. Abortion is murder irregardless of how the mother became pregnant (including incest and rape). If the mother does not want the child she can have the child for adoption to a family who does want a child.

Answer 8

Perhaps the most valid answer to that question would be: at what point does life begin? Those of you who are pro-choice: would you terminate the existence of a fetus 10 minutes before it is born? Ten days? Three weeks? A fetus becomes an individual biological entity when its DNA is formed. To terminate its existence at any point is to end its life, which is considered murder in our society. For those of you who are pro-choice, when do you define the beginning of life?

Is it conceivable (pardon the pun) that abortion is simply a way of avoiding the long-term responsibility for one's actions?

Answer 9

I'm pro-life because I believe in the sanctity of life.
Whether an embryo is a full-fledged person or not should not be the point. The process of life has begun at conception, and that's how God designed it to start.

To be really pro-choice, you need to make a choice before conception occurs: to have sex, or not to have sex.

Pregnancies due to rape and incest are a minority. But even then, I know some wonderful people who started out life that way.

I know of a delightful Christian woman who was born after a botched abortion was performed on her mother.
She was pro-life until her death in her 70's.

Answer 10

I am totally pro choice, which does NOT make me pro abortion.
However believing in freedom of the individual first of all, I think that a mother's right to determine her life and health (physically AND mentally) overrides the any right (?) a fetus may have, until the fetus can survive independently. Until that point is is just a parasite.
Pro life is SUCH a misnomer. These people don't give a sh*t once the baby is born.
Personally, I have found life hard enough being born into a loving family that wanted me and being healthy, that I wouldn't even want to think about what it would have been like being born against my parents will and having had to live with that cloud of resentment over my head.
I KNOW, I'd rather not be born.
Just think of the feeling some adoptees have about their perception that their mothers rejected them. Who needs that on their mind and conscience?
I would say, no, thank you.
To summarize, I am pro life, I am just NOT 'prolife'.

Answer 11

The vast majority of abortions is to suit economic convenience of the aborting mother. It's not really about rape or deformity that are such rare cases. It's about not taking responsibility for your actions, but rather seeking a cheap and convenient means to get rid of the problem. Unfortunately, the ones who would kill the baby have not yet realized that the baby is the victim, not the problem. Murdering a victim does not make the crime stop, nor does it reduce the crime. The child is innocent and did nothing to cause it presence or situation. Killing the innocent does not absolve the guilty. The ones who are willing to pay for their sin by facing the consequences and doing what is right and good in the eyes of the Lord will be blessed and through difficulties, they will grow. Those who murder babies or advocate the murder of babies to save their pay check will continue to descend into a spiritual abyss. The worship of money is the real reason for convenient abortion...no rape, not deformity, just the billfold. At least be honest...it IS about your personal economics isn't it? And the baby is the innocent sacrifice to your money god isn't it?