"pro choice..? =S?

Question

It seems 2 me that what most " pro choice" ppl are saying is " it's MY BODY" but what about the BABY'S body? the 1 the are about 2 MURDER dosit he/she have a right 2 his/ her own body also..? or is he/she just a fetus..? =S

I never did get that.. its kinda hypocritical of them don't u think =S

Answer 1

yes it is hypocritical, and yes it is murder.

Answer 2

It's not hypocritical when you look at it from a biological viewpoint, rather than a moral perspective. Here's the distinction.

While the mother is pregnant, her body is being used by the embryo or fetus as a life-support system.

If there was a medical procedure available, where the embryo or fetus could be taken out of the woman's body and placed in an incubator to grow the rest of the way, and the woman could give the child up for adoption afterwards, 99% of pro-choice people would take that option and consider it just as good.

The issue is that they refuse to allow their bodies to be used against their will as living incubators, just because the government says so. That's no better than the government forcing someone to give blood, or donate bone marrow, or donate a kidney.

With the external machine incubator above, their body is no longer being forced to bear a medical burden they do not want to accept. So, from their point of view, either way, they are no longer involved against their will in whatever happens to the other potential life. It's that refusal to be legally compelled to remain biologically attached that they oppose. They don't think the government has the right to compel that involuntary association.

There's also the secondary issue that not everybody considers an unborn embryo or fetus to be a living person until after it is born and starts breathing on its own. That's a personal or religious belief, and many who object to the pro-life position do so because they don't want some other religion telling them what constitutes a life and what does not.

So, there are two issues. Whether the mother is being forced to remain involved in the process of the baby growing up, and whether the unborn fetus counts as a baby at all until after it can survive on its own.

Does that clarify the issues for you?

Answer 3

Yup, Unless it's a life or death situation, it shouldn't even be thought of. It is murder, and the baby has no choice in the matter.

I contemplated abortion, myself, once. I had just left an abusive relationship, single, broke, no job, already had two children and emotionally distraught. I thought it was my best option. For several reasons, I couldn't get it done. The odds were against it, strangely. Now, I have a beautiful, blonde hair, blue eyed 10 yr. old girl to add to my other two.

If you find the right agency to work with, adoption is the way to go. The choice will help the mother and the loving family in need of a child.

Otherwise, people need to stop having babies if they can't keep them alive. Abortion should NEVER be used as a form of birth control.

And, by the way...the babies DO feel pain. It shows on their tiny faces, at very early stages.

Answer 4

While some people belive in abortion, I absolutely oppose it. Don't want a child? Use birth control and it happened anyways? Then just live without sex. Sex makes babies. It especially pisses me off these unmarried women just running around having sex and not wanting to take care of what they produced.

Sorry, but sex is primarily for reproduction, not for pleasure (hate to disappoint some of you). Know that everytime you have sex, there is a chance you could have a child. And why kill this child (I don't care, you can call it a fetus or WHATEVER!)? How about adoption?

Abortion is mostly about people being selfish. They want to do what they want and have fun and pleasure, yet not be responsible.

THATS MY TWO CENTS...LIKE IT OR NOT :)

OH as an afterthought...to the people saying "Well, women needed to be provided contraception." Every state has clinics and health departments which distribute not only condoms, film, and spermicides for free, but also offer the pill, IUD, Depo shot, and any other kind of birth control with Medicaid. And if you're not low income enough to get Medicaid or other government assistance, you can afford a few boxes of condoms :)

Answer 5

Technically, in pro-abortion countries like the US there is no murder committed. The fetus gets its civil personality only upon the cutting of its umbilical cord. i guess, when the cord is still there the fetus got no choice coz its body belongs still to the mother. that's far as i know.

Answer 6

If you have ever seen an ultrasound of a four week old fetus and saw the heart beating, you should realize that what you're seeing is LIFE. I used to be pro choice until I saw my daughter's heartbeat on ultrasound. Now, let's just say I'm not pro-choise.

Answer 7

I would have more respect for the ProLife people if they would help all the women support those babies. But all they do is offer lip service. They should be promoting free contraception instead. Prevention is the key. Sometimes a fetus cannot continue due to undue defects or risks to the mother (such as strokes, etc)- that's a personal decision.

Answer 8

A few weeks ago there was a story in the local news about an 8yr old who was killed by her mother and her boyfriend.

The 8yr old was tortured, sexually assaulted and treated worse than any human or animal should ever be treated.

I tell you that in my heart, maybe her mother should have chosen differently when she found out she was pregnant.

At 8 weeks there would have been just cellular functions to end- At 8yrs old, that child probably felt more pain and sorrow than I can ever imagine. That is why I believe in women's right to choose.

Answer 9

pro-choice is not necessarily abortion. pro-choice is women having the choice if or if not they want to have the baby. what if the baby endangered the woman's health? what if the baby would put an end to the woman's future/career? a woman should have the right to choose whether or not they want to have the baby and not some law maker that knows nothing about the situation. the power of whether keeping the baby or not should rest in the hands of women. so it seems like women who are pro-life wouldn't mind getting pregnant at 14 and having a baby even though it would ruin her future, bring possible disgrace to her family and she may not have the financial capacity to raise the newborn.

pro-choice isn't "its your body" it's more like "its your choice"

goooo morgentaler!

Answer 10

It meansthat women have the right to choose,.It is more about what is right for them and not about what is right for men.It is their body and their choice.The minute the government or men strat making this dcision the world ends.Look at South dakota they now have a bill on abortion.Abortion is mainly aabout women and less about what is right for the kid,every women has the right ot choose so I am a young female,feminist,advocate of abortion at a teen age.Pro choice is mostly basically almost always about abportion.If you support abortion go to cafepress.com and you can buy great shirts that say you support it .Like one of my favorites is I asked god she's pro choice.I hope this doesn't offend you beacuase I'm not at all religious and you may but I think that abortion is something that needs to be kept legal so women don't die trying to do do it yourself abortions.

Answer 11

I hate abortion but I also hate the Government having the right to decide. I believe it is morally wrong, but still a moral choice.