do you think abortion should be illegal in the US?

Answer 1

Definitely. If it is made illegal then nobody would have sex before marriage and get pregnant. It would also be a deterrent for rapists as there would be no way a rape victim would be able to get rid of their "love child". I think the world would be a better place.

Answer 2

And you only thought you had problems with the war on drugs!

Some of us are old enough to remember when abortion was illegal in some States. It happened anyway, sometimes with grave physical consequences. If abortion is made illegal, then any good, qualified consultation regarding such a "choice" goes by the wayside, and within that narrow window of opportunity that an abortion can even be considered, the choice would then be biased towards a tragic "just do it" mentality. It would not be stopped, just more people would be put into already overcrowded jails.

Welcome to the real world.

Answer 3

No, and there's only one reason why I say 'no'. That is because if it is illegal then it goes underground and women will have them anyway.

I would certainly like to see abortion curbed, and offered only to very young women or those whose own health would be threatened. Otherwise, I think women and their sexual partners need to practice family planning. This is really where I differ with the Catholic Church which is against birth control and family planning. There shouldn't be such a thing as unwanted pregnancies. Women who find themselves in situations where they are pregnant and their partners leave them or turn abusive should either seek whatever assistance/support they need to raise their children themselves or should give their children up for adoption. Because although it is hard to imagine giving up your child, it is harder to imagine that child growing up unwanted and not cared for properly.

It is painful for me to read the statistics: millions of abortions every year in the U.S.; most of those are "abortions of convenience", but I try not to be judgmental about it. Pregnancy should never be a stigma for a woman to have to bear. When I was growing up, some of the girls in my high school had to drop out of school because they were pregnant. Everybody immediately judged them (thank God my parents weren't like that, I used to visit my teenaged pregnant friends and celebrate the births of their children). These girls weren't trash; they had only ever slept with one boy, and most times the boys didn't do the right thing and marry the girl (one out of 5 or 6 I knew did).

I think we ought to focus more on the male part of the equasion and get right to the root of why women have abortions. If we can make unwanted pregnancies a shared problem instead of just the woman's problem, then there would be many fewer abortions and we might just do away with them altogether. That would be the ultimate goal: for all women want to have their babies.

Answer 4

here is my rather unorthodox answer, why do we need the government to have the final choice on something like this. Who is anyone to determine the quantitative value of a human life. You can't answer that. You need to consider the situations a women is put into and then decide if abortion is an option. It should be up to the women and her family. Since no one is qualified to tell us whether this is right or wrong, the decision should be left to the people who are directly affected by the situation. Abortion can destroy a life yet save a life. Not getting an abortion can save a life yet ruin another. Not getting an abortion can save two lives. Getting an abortion can save two lives. No one will ever come up with a valid response. I think it should ultimately be left up to the ones affected. Its the only logical solutoin to me

Answer 5

I think that some people use it as a form of birth control n if someone has been more then once they should tie the tubes so it doesn't happen again.I think it should only b legal for people who have been raped or with mental prob or something wrong with baby that mom or baby might die etc...otherwise I don't think it should b just used like people do cuz of irresponsibility's n recklessness.I also think they should have an age limit just like drinking n if a girl gets pregnant b4 then there sent on there own to a home for young pregnant girls n will lose all freedom n will learn to b a mom cuz that is the choice they made.If more people would get there girls on birth control n let them know that being a parent is more then just carrying a child n giving birth.To many babies having babies.They should make people go on birth control until they reach 18 n can make there own adult decision then .When they r an adult.

Answer 6

No. It is the choose of the person that is having the abortion.
Me personally is against abortion, but it might not be a good time for that person to have a baby, or that person might be way to young for a baby. I think there is other ways to go through this such as adoption homes. Also their is Baby Safe Haven Laws here in Massachusetts.

Answer 7

No. At least, not until one of two things happen (actually both, I think):
1. People need to stop having sex when they don't want children. Period.
2. Birth control and other contraceptives need to become 100% effective.

Until both of those happen (which I don't think they ever will), abortion will HAVE to remain legal, at least in the first trimester, if not through the second in certain circumstances.
I see nothing wrong with restricting abortion though, within reason.

Answer 8

Making aborton illegal will not stop abortions. Before Roe v. Wade women were getting abortions and then DYING because the doctor botched the procedure.

Answer 9

Absolutely. Abortion should be illegal everywhere in the world. An innocent child can't pay his/her life brutally for the activities of his/her parents. If we kill our own children, who would save and love them? Even then, we would say us that we are HUMAN BEING and we have humanity?

Answer 10

I believe it should be illegal...

and I saw a couple of people bringing the Constitution into this, please elaborate that to me.

NOWHERE, in the Constitution is abortion talked about!

It was set as a legal precedent in a supreme court case, not by legislatures amending the Constitution.

Answer 11

Yes it should be illegal in the U.S. and the rest of the world also,and anyone caught having an abortion should have the same thing done to them.I am sure these liberal whores who murder their babies would find another way to slaughter their child.