Should all abortion be illegal?

Question

I was born and raised Mormon and feel that since it's the life of the fetus we are talking about we should let him grow up and then ask what he wants.

A lot of immature young ladies say, "let the woman decide to kill the baby". But this is utterly ridiculous, as pregnant women are not in a mental state to make rational decisions.

Another invalid argument is that the baby is only a fetus. Would it then be alright to stab a pregnant woman in the stomach? Of course not that would be just as ludicrous.

Answer 1

hell yes

Answer 2

I am pro-choice, but I would never personally have an abortion, or advise someone I know to have an abortion. The only reason why I'm pro-choice is because I do not think the government should regulate women's bodies. The goverment will not know the horrible situations women face when they consider abortion.

Your comment about pregnant women not being in a mental state to make rational decisions is absolutely offensive. Women may be having hormonal mood swings and the such, but they don't completely loose their moral grounds once pregnant! And of course it would not be alright to stab a pregnant woman in the stomach - YOU ARE STABBING A PERSON (two, if you count the baby)!

A huge problem with making abortion illegal is -- who are you going to punish? Abortions will still happen, and probably in the same numbers (I believe that if women really feel that their situation calls for an abortion, they will do so however they can, legal or not). Who will you punish when abortion is illegal? The woman, I'm sure, and probably the person who performed the procedure (if there was another party involved). But after that, who do you blame? What if the woman was under a ton of pressure from family or the father to have an abortion? What if she actually didn't want to, and was forced? Is she still accountable? Will the family/father be punished too? What if her friend drove her to the place where she had an abortion.. Is this person a criminal too?

I also worry about miscarriages. Miscarring is usually a horrible experience both mentally and physically for a woman to go through (especially if she was really excited about being pregnant). Is the government going to investigate EVERY miscariges? Is the government really going to take the time to put out a full blown murder investigation to see if the miscarriage was accidental or intentional? Will then the government punish women they suspect that miscarriaged intentional because she had too much stress/physical exercise/whatever the reason?

It is just not possible.
Full, complete sex education is the best effort our world can make to help reduce unwanted pregnancies. Not the abstinence only kind, actual sex education (it's been proven that abstinence is not as effective - states (typically red states) with abstinence only sex education have higher teen pregnancy rates than states with a complete sex education program)

I agree with the risk portion - I believe that if you are having sex, you should be ready to deal with the consequence of a baby. But then again, people don't like consequences in the first place. The people who ate McDonalds, got fat, and sued McDonalds are a perfect example (Although this is slightly debateable, see Supersize Me). Thousands of people fly on planes every day, but most of them aren't ready that the consequence could be they will die. People undergo surgery knowing the risks, but still will sue the doctors if something goes wrong. All these are choices that millions of people make, hoping not to deal with the consequences. That doesn't make sex right, but it isn't as easy as saying "It's their fault". Abortions have their consequences too.

And, in my opinion, abortions for medical reasons that threaten the mother's health should always be legal.

Women who use abortions as birth control are just dumb. Abortions are hazordus to the woman's health, plus they can be expensive. They should go to a local clinic where birth control would be offered to them low cost-to-zero cost and be responsible.

Sorry, it was long, but I don't think these points are often brought up in abortion debates. I hope someone actually reads it ::S

Answer 3

It really seems these days that there is no clear-cut right or wrong answer to this question. Mistakes are made by everyone, we are human after all, but abortion should never be used as a birth control method.
Instead of people spending so much time arguing about a woman's right to decide if she is ready to be a mother, we should be out there educating the young women and MEN of the world about proper ways to prevent unplanned pregnancies. The blame for unwanted pregnancies is not just that of the female like a lot of men would like to believe.
As far as the statement "pregnant women are not in a mental state to make rational decisions", as a mother of 3, how dare you. You have definitely shown that you are a real sexist jerk.

Answer 4

Okay, whoa! If a woman wants to have an abortion then damnit, let her have an abortion. She's not telling you not to be a Mormon, is she? It's her choice!

Secondly "Pregnant women are not in a mental state to make rational decisions" Are you out of your mind?

Yeah, a woman's hormones are all rushing about when she's pregnant, but that doesn't mean that she can't make rational decisions. Pregnant women have the same mental capacity as anyone else.

Maybe YOU can't make rational decisions because you're religious. You don't like that, do you?

Think before you talk about things you don't understand.

Answer 5

Its our bodies, our decision. I personally would never get an abortion, but i recognize every womans right to decide for herself. And your argument "would it then be alright to stab a pregnant woman in the stomach?" is totally stupid. That wouldnt only hurt the fetus. it would hurt or kill the mother. What makes you think pregnant women arent in the mental state to make rational decisions?

Answer 6

I am a strong believer in this subject. I absolutely do not agree that just anyone should be able to get an abortion. Obviously, there are extenuating circumstances, so it shouldn't be completely outlawed. I only believe in it for severe health reasons. Like the other answer said, people who have multiple fetuses may have to make a choice to abort some to save the others. As it is today, too many women (and I know three from the same family) use abortion as a form of birth control. I don't care what rights they think are being infringed on. If you don't want to get pregnant, don't have sex. Use protection or wait til you're married. Its absurd that women are all on their high horses about "its my choice"...horse sh*t! Choose to protect yourself or not have sex. If youre too stupid to know how to prevent pregnancy, give the baby up for adoption, not murder it. It can feel, you know. Its not fair to all of those people who would love to have babies. They would gladly adopt. Some women are just saying "oh, well I dont' want a baby right now." Tough. Accept your responsibilities and stop being a slut. Cuz thats mostly who gets these things, or girls who's mommies and daddies dont' want anyone to know that their precious little girl is someone else's sex partner. Oh, and I was raped a few years ago and I was given the morning after pill. If I had gotten pregnant, I still dont' think I couldve aborted the baby, but thats just me. I just dont' think its right. One girl I know was engaged to be married and they just "weren't ready, " so she had an abortion. She felt horrible after the fact, but you can't bring the baby back to life. If you aren't ready to be a mother, dont' have sex. There should be more sex education in schools, instead of them pretending that kids aren't having sex. Something to think about...what if a mother that was pregnant had an abortion...and that baby was the person who was going to find the cure for cancer???

Answer 7

No because some women can not have children and if they do they would risk their lives or there baby's lives so they would'nt want there baby to suffer just when they get to the world.
But agian i do disagree with abortion because if yu make a baby just by mistake you should keep your child and its your fault that you made the baby so you face the truth that you have a living human being being made inside of you and its yours and you should not blame anyone for your child would not feel well if you blame anyone for the mishap rather than that it would be better to rejoice in what you are making.

Answer 8

This is where I have to lines on this subject. While it is wrong to have an abortion and take the life of an innocent child.... Which I totally do not agree with it really pisses me off... However... I know theres a catch... My Mom had a really hard time carrying children out of 5 I am her miracle baby she had to abort the other 4 cause she was getting really sick so if you cant carry them and or raped then yes I would say you would just about have to... Now if you f*ck around just for the hell of it and get pregnant then get an abortion then well your just a coward and should be using protection.. Your brain is your essence use it people!

Answer 9

Personally, I'm against abortion and I'm a woman. I'm adopted and I have AMAZING parents, but the fact of the matter is I'm only here because my biological mother chose not to have an abortion. I think other children should have a chance at life too.

Answer 10

"Missionary style" as a man your responsibility is to insist on using a condom and spermicide. That, raising your own children and not committing incest is your only business when it comes to a woman's decision on abortion.

If you can't trust a woman to make the right decision on this issue, how can you trust her to raise a child.

Besides, whats with all the moral judgements? You got a lot of nerve. Do your children, your Mom, call you "Missionary style"? ppsshhhh

Answer 11

I had always thought the abortion should be legal- even though I personally would never do it- because of certain circumstances for example rape. However, bottom line its murder and this never occured to me until someone I knew had an abortion. I was for some reason so disgusted with her..even though I had always been pro-choice. She killed an innocent baby because she made the wrong decision! However, we have to respect other peoples decsions, stupid or smart, we have to respect them. This topic is a tough one for me and I always switch sides so sorry if my answer is not very assertive!