Isn't Abortion Justifiable Homicide By Any Measure?

Question

Isn't Abortion Justifiable Homicide By Any Measure?

If a woman sees a fetus as an unwanted parasitic growth inside her body (which it certainly is) as a threat to her life, peace, health, freedom and well-being isn't she justified in removing it whether its homicide or not?

Certainly if she feels a unwanted threat to her life, peace, health, freedom and well-being from an attacker she is justified in killing him.

So what is the difference?

Answer 1

Trespassing is not a justification for the death penalty. Besides, a parasite is generally a different species than its host.

Answer 2

While there should be perfect agreement with aborting unwanted fertilized eggs growing inside your womb, the phrase 'Justifiable homicide' seems extreme, as does, 'by any measure.'
Some 'measures,' are dangerous to the health of the woman, or female child, in which case it's better not to proceed. Safe measures, are necessary.
Homicide assumes that you are killing whether justifiable or not, which is a mistake. This is the same kind of thinking that condemns men for 'wasting their seed' when they masturbate. Abortion is not killing, it's the end of another unsuccessful egg. Just like the millions of unsuccessful sperizoids that never reach an egg. Also, the idea gives more value to the egg than to the woman.. A lot of years have gone into the life of the woman, so, this investment should be looked after as carefully as possible. On the same line, any judge who disagrees with abortion should be legally and financially responsible for the welfare of any unwanted child that would not to have had to suffer being born without his, rarely her, legal interference.
However, there is a huge difference between the disappearance of an unknown, undeveloped life, and the removal from society of a maladjusted socially-unept attacker. The potential child may prove to be a joy. The attacker is a costlly threat to women and the whole society.

Answer 3

It's not a homicide, since a fetus is not (yet) a human. As you state it, it's JUST an unwanted parasitic growth inside the body.
Next thing the fundies will say is that I can't get rid of the tapeworm because I'm killing the innocent life inside me? Is the baby any more innocent than the tapeworm? It just sits in there and sucks food, doesn't it.

Answer 4

They dont suffer and they are with god's mercy. So the only people that loose out are the parents. People that think living in this hell of a world, full of arrogant, hateful and stupid people, is a blessing, is crazy! Abortion is not nice but we have no clue when a soul is attached to the fetus, in the Koran it says after forty days. However if a fetus is practicly grown, over three months old, then it is butchery. I dont agree with that and I do not understand how some can do it or why when they could have done it sooner. But still I beleive it is up to the mother to decide. and I am a muslim and I beleive in god. these anti abortionists should proccupy them selves with making life fairer on earth, if life were fair then you can say dont abort it will be fine. But if I knew I couldnt possible manage then I would not risk having my child go with some satanic looney couple that teach it to torture or kill or god knows what in gods name. So with god I am safer and happier. Dont trust people one bit!

Answer 5

The woman's wrong. The fetus is NOT a parasitic growth. If the woman doesn't give herself more food for the fetus, the fetus won't leech nutrients from the mother to survive like a parsite would; it just dies.

No one can be sure if the fetus is a threat to the mother's life. The doctors told my mom that HER first born would kill her, but she then went on to have two other children afterwards.

If the baby is a threat to her "peace" or "well-being", she has no right to sleep around without using protection.

The difference is that you're killing a CHILD. Believe it or not, there's a BIG difference between killing a child and killing an attacker.

Answer 6

Mmm... I see your point. The self defense claim. Yes.
So what your saying, is that if a strange looking man is walking down the street and getting closer to me as we are both walking toward each other. I then have this overwhelming feeling that he is a threat to my life, peace, health, freedom and well-being. I have a justifiable right to pull out gun and shoot him dead.
The odds are ( depending on the area you live in ) that the man was on his way home to spend time with his kids, who may have been adopted, and now lays there dead. because I felt threatened.
I think that all of us, including myself should learn to take responsibility for our own actions and stop blaming others.
The point being that this is not a perfect world but by our truthful actions we can make it better.

Answer 7

Well, the same argument can be said about the death penalty as well then.....Why is murder justified when someone is being punished for a crime, or when someone is defending themselves or when someone is fighting in a war for their country??? Why is it that murder is justified in these instances but a woman cannot have a say over her own body. Is she doesn't want to give birth, that is HER decision. What right does anyone else to force her to give birth contrary to her wishes. It is a violation of human rights if the woman. I am in favour of abortion.

Answer 8

I think it's based on opinion. But, I don't think a baby is a threat to her life, peace, health, freedom, and well-being. Sure, complications could occur in the birth. But if we're going to be hypothetical, you could say that she could get hit by a bus.

Does that mean all buses must be removed from the road? No.

Answer 9

The only people who should have considered abortion is YOUR parents.

Answer 10

you and your attitude is the difference, and im not trying to be a jerk.should every women who wants to keep their kids, and are proud to be pregnant , consider their children a "parasitic growth"?