why is abortion good?

Question

I, myself, hate abortion, but I have to do it for a debate, so why is it good? (so far, all of the arguments I have saw so far I good easily destroy)

look, let me rephrase what I said earlier. I HAVE to debate this side of the argument about abortion. I am completel against it but I have no choice, so instead of telling me abortion is not good, could you please give me some insightful facts that make it look good?

Answer 1

Sorry, but you got the wrong side of the argument, buddy.

Take a look at this little excerpt. If you can twist this into "goodness", then NARAL will offer you a job:

"At the end of 1993 Kate Michelman, the head of the National Abortion and Reproductive Rights Action League, was interviewed by the Philadelphia Inquirer about NARAL’s new emphasis on the prevention of teen pregnancies. The reporter quoted Michelman as saying, “We think abortion is a bad thing.” Michelman complained that she had been misquoted, whereupon she was reminded that the interview had been taped. Nevertheless, NARAL, issued a statement a few days later declaring that Michelman “has never said — and would never say — that “abortion is a bad thing.” Michelman, who had reason to know better, sought only to “clarify” her remark in a letter to the Inquirer. “It is not abortion itself that is a bad thing,” she wrote. “Rather, our nation’s high rate of abortion represents a failure” of our system of sex education, contraception, and health care. But a month later Michelman herself, testifying before a House subcommittee on energy and commerce, insisted that “the reporter absolutely quoted me incorrectly,” and she later told a Washington Post reporter, “I would never, never, never, never, never mean to say such a thing.” Not until the Post reporter showed her the transcript did Michelman finally acknowledge — somewhat evasively — that she had said it: “I’m obviously guilty of saying something that led her to put that comment in there.”

Whatever else Michelman’s bobbing and weaving reveals, it shows how nervous abortion advocates can get when the discussion approaches the question of what abortion is. Even if we accept Michelman’s amended version of her remark, which is that it is not abortion but the “high rate” of abortion that is a bad thing, the meaning is hardly changed. If one abortion is not a bad thing, why are many abortions bad? What is it about abortion that is so troubling? "

Answer 2

Well Tim, just try to imagine, what if you found out that you were pregnant?
And you're 12, diabetic, sexually preyed upon by your uncle or brother, and you have some dreams for your life that don't include risking your health and growth.

We still don't have great contraception education in this country and now the prices of birth control pills have tripled at most clinics and colleges because of govt policies so expect more, not less, abortion questions. Abortion isn't "good," but it's a difficult CHOICE that we females should have because pregnancy is a serious event in a body, esp. when young, already ill, and not in a situation to be able to take care of oneself, much less a child. It's a life changing event, not just a debate topic.

So go ahead and destroy my argument but know that you will never have to seriously even think about this question even if you get a girl pregnant . . . it won't be your body doing the hard work. You can't die in childbirth, have rH factor difficulties, become bed-ridden, have your blood vessels rupture, or any number of things that still happen even here in the US with girls who don't get prenatal care because they're afraid to admit they're pregnant or afraid their family will do something drastic.

Yes, the 12 yr old is real but I don;t know her personally . . . I do however know the 14 yr old who gave birth years ago and still struggles. She's 4'11" because she was supposed to have a growth spurt when her body had to give that extra energy to the baby, chose to have it and keep it, and now they both struggle with money. SHe "homeschools" him in front of a TV because she works in a bar at night and can't afford daycare. He sleeps at the bar i think. A beautiful life for him may happen someday, I truly hope.

Answer 3

Nobody is really arguing that abortion is good. The abortion debate in this country is about who gets to control what a woman does with her body and whether (and when) a fetus becomes a baby. If you are being asked to argue a pro-choice position, take the approach that present life (the woman) is more important that prospective life (the fetus) until that fetus is viable. Although it is not exactly the most well-written opinion the United States Supreme Court ever handed down, check out Roe v. Wade for an explanation of how viability plays into the debate.

Good luck. It can be tough to argue a position you obviously don't believe in.

Answer 4

You will not find many, if any, good things about abortion. Even pro-choice people will be hard pressed to give you a reason that abortion is good. It is not something to take lightly. There are emotional and physical consequence to address when you have an abortion.

With that said, I am pro-choice. I do not think it is up to the government or anyone to tell a woman what she can or can not do to her body. There are situations where emotionally or physically, the consequences of having an abortion are preferred to the consequenses (both physical or emotional) of carrying a baby to term.

It is a tough topic. You can not simplify it to good and bad. Perhaps this over simplification of the topic is what is causing your problems in formulating your debate.

Good Luck

Answer 5

What is the debate? IS it over why abortion should be legal? That is very different from just giving an opinion based on emotion. And If you can't find any reason it is a good idea to keep it leagl, then maybe you haven't done any research on the matter. Try looking at the reasons it became an undeniable right for women...women dying, abortion rates were higher, no control, etc...then, what happened when it was protected is less women died, restrictions were put on it, birth control more readily available, and less abortions occurred. You will have to do your own work to find those sources, but they are there. I had to debate one time on how AIDS victims didn't deserve the same rights as others. it is difficult to challenge yourself to argue another side, but if you can't handle the challenge, maybe you should tell the teacher that you cannot open your mind enough to argue something you don't believe.

Answer 6

I don't like abortion but i can see where sometImes it would b a good thing. if the mother was having complications with pregnancy and she had to give up the child to save her own life or if there was a rape case of a 13 y/o i could see that. But as for the " I just don't want a baby" im against that. Give it up for adoption. There are too many forms of birth control for an oops. Also if u want one because u cheated on ur husband and he cant have kids. Oh well thats ur fault.
and that is my view on abortion!

Answer 7

It should not be a topic of debates or left for politicians to decide, neither religious zealots. It is bad from any prospective, but what is the lesser Evil?

We should stop spending time figuring out how to make an abortion illegal. We need to investigate how to prevent accidental pregnancy.

Answer 8

Because it prevents children from being born into the world so they can be abused and/or neglected, or to parents who cannot afford thm, or are too young to raise children. There are sometimes circumstances when it may endanger a womans life if she gives birth (like me, for medical reasons) or the baby may have something terribly wrong with it and would suffer if it were born.
Growing up in an orphanage is not the ideal life for anyone. Not everyone in the worls wants to run out and adopt a kid who was born with birth defects or mental retardation. Every woman has her own reasons for wanting an abortion. I think we as a nation should respect that and stop all the stupid controversy over it. I dont think it should be used as a regular form of birth control, but sometimes abortion needs to be available.

Answer 9

I don't think anybody thinks abortion is 'good', as you put it. Pro-choice people think the right to choose whether to give birth to a baby or have a pregnancy terminated is very important. It is the right to choose that they think is positive; they are not of the opinion that abortion, per se, is 'good'. Pro-choice people believe that no one should have the right to make a woman carry and give birth to a baby she does not want.

A debate over whether abortion is 'good' or 'bad' would be a pointless and uneven debate - even people who agree it should be legal do not think it is 'good'. The two most prominent points of view on the matter are no-choice and pro-choice. If you want to conduct a worthwhile debate, reflecting the laws that should or should not exist in your country, then debate a woman's right to choose or not choose.

Answer 10

Abortion in itself is not good, but the government's interference with a private citizen's decision for a medical procedure it intolerable.
We must remember that legislating morality is akin to legislating religion which is too gray a line to draw in "the separation of church and state".

Abortion is good in that it creates an issue that the public can come together to debate we can agree to disagree but the forum is there and kept alive by the passionate people from each side of the issue.