Debate on Abortion?

Question

I am struggling on developing a position on abortion. I support banning the partial-birth abortion, but am not sure about fetuses that would not survive on their own. I continue struggling to endorse murder, and do not think that women whould have a right to murder their babies. I think that for medical reasons, or in the case of rape or incest, women should be able to abort their babies. I also support reforming the adoption system to encourage more adoption. Can you please help me develop a stance on abortion? I even want to hear people who disagree with what I currently believe. By the way, I currently support Roe v.s. Wade which says that all abortions are legal in the first three months of pregnancy, only pregnancies caused by rape or incest or that create a medical condition may be terminated in the next three months, and during the last 3 months of pregnancy, only a women that has a medical condition caused by their pregnancy may abort their baby. Thank you!

I also believe that the if you oppose it, don't do it policy is much to carefree. Abortion kills an unborn baby and we cannot be that carefree about murder.

Answer 1

I'm sorry, I can't help you pick a side because I feel the same way. Under certain circumstances such as rape with a young child, I think it should be allowed. In that case, the baby probably won't survive, the mother would suffer a great deal more, as if the rape wasn't enough right? I agree with you and the Roe .vs. Wade. I just looked up pictures of aborted babies, and i have to say I am kind of at a loss for words, because they were babies, and it hurt me, I am starting to doubt, but I think abortion should be choice, if you dont agree with it, dont get one, but dont try and change the minds of people who would be better off getting an abortion. I reccomend that you look up pictures of aborted babies, prepare yourself though, ts not easy to take, It will give you a lot to consider.
hope I helped some
Bye
After reading some of the answers, It angered me. The morning after pill doesnt garuntee you wont get pregnant, it just lessens your chances. and I agree that you have to be careful, you cant just get drunk and bang someone. But birthcontrol doesnt alway work either, the only things thats 100% effective is not having sex. So its not easily solved by a pil, sometimes theres more to it than that. and I really think some poepl should get all of the facts, and consider all of the posiblities, open their minds before they answer a topic as important as this!!!!
another thing to consider is that if abortion was outlawed, thats not going to stop people from doing it, they'll just be doing it illegaly, and don't anyone try to tell me its not going to happen because it will! not only that but the people who dont get an abortion because its illegal but still dont want the baby arent going to keep the baby, there will just be more kids in the foster home system. and for those who dont want there kids but keep them anyway, those kids arent going to grow up right. CONSIDER EVERYTHING, because it only angers me when people think they have an answer and its right without even thinking about possibilities.
Ugh, i'm sorry I just cant stand it

Answer 2

There are two unrelated issues.

First, whether abortion is good or bad, and when (if ever) you should have one. This is based primarily on your personal morals and religious beliefs, including when you believe life begins, and when you believe the unborn counts as a "person".

The second, unrelated, issue is WHO gets to make those decisions -- you, as an individual, or the govt, by mob/majority rule. That's the issue being debated between pro-choice and anti-choice people.

Face it -- someone is going to make the decision. But if the Supreme Court decides that reproductive rights are not fundamental rights, if women lose the individual right to choose, and the government makes all the decisions. Try to imagine what could happen, if all reproductive rights are now subject to govt control.

New York or Florida could pass a law saying that anyone making less than $30K per year cannot have children, and MUST abort any pregnancy, because they obviously cannot support them financially. No constitutional challenge, because reproductive rights are no longer nationally protected.

Or North Carolina or Texas decides that convicted felons should never have children, and starts imposing mandatory sterilization as part of criminal sentences. No constitutional challenge, because reproductive rights are no longer nationally protected.

That's the problem with the anti-choice platform -- once the govt can make the decisions for everyone, then the pro-life people better start praying they never end up in the minority where the govt can force them to have abortions -- because once personal choice is gone, that's a very real threat.

Every person I know who is pro-choice is also personally against abortion. They just don't think the govt should be making those kind of decisions.

Answer 3

If someone is raped, there's no need for them to have an abortion. They can just take the morning after birth control pill after they were raped, and it'll prevent them from getting pregnant in the first place.

Also, there's no reason to allow late term abortions for incest. If someone gets pregnant through incest and wants an abortion, they should be able to do it in the first trimester.

I support abortion rights in cases where the pregnancy causes a serious health problem. But I emphasize the word serious. Some people say that if the baby is causing them stress, that counts as a health problem, and they try to use that to justify getting a late term abortion. So make sure to consider that.

In the end, if women who don't want to have babies would just take the freaking birth control pill, this wouldn't be nearly as much of an issue as it is.

Answer 4

This is an extremely emotive subject. Indeed, some women would probably question my right, as a male, to even comment upon the subject. Let us therefore get one thing straight. It is virtually universal knowledge that if a male inserts his penis into the vagina of a female, pregnancy can result.If contraception of any means is used, then the risk of an unwanted pregnancy is significantly reduced. These are facts that cannot be disputed, at least in the Western world. Ergo, if you don't want to have a child, keep it in your pants (male) and keep your knickers on (female); or use contraception. I am 53. When I was 14 or so I wanted to have sex with my girlfriend. An older friend told me to go to a pharmacy and ask for "mens aspirin"; I did so and was given a packet of Durex wrapped in an Anad*n box. Well I had quite a bit of sex before I settled down with my wife and I have no unwanted children. 40 years ago the only sex education we had was on a biological level; nowadays sex education in schools is blatant and to the point, as it should be. There is no excuse for unwanted pregnancy except when contraception fails. So I will put my position on the line. Abortion should be refused to anyone who will not or did not use contraception, and as ten-year olds are having sex, contraception needs to be made available to them. A rotten thing to have to say, I agree, but as even the cheapo media promulgate the philanderings of celebs and there is no obvious exemplar of moderation, one cannot expect our youth to behave in a celibate fashion. So we either change society by getting rid of the celeb cult, or we educate our children to have sex responsibly. But doing away wityh the life of a child consieved though natural sexual intercourse is morally reprehensible. There may be some justification when contraception fails, and I do feel that in cases of rape abortion is a viable option, as a child forcibly conceived by an unwilling mother is not going to have much of a chance in life; but ultimately, if you have unprotected sex, expect to have children; so either keep it in your pants or be prepared to take the consequences, which include getting a home and paying for it by work, not by State Benefits paid from my pocket.

Answer 5

Roe vs. Wade is very logical. It's a good compromise and I hope it works out.
But abortion is another thing I never understood the big fuss about. Some people don't believe life starts at conception. If you do, then don't have an aboortion, don't tell someone who doesn't agree that they can't.
We're supposed to be free, remember?

Answer 6

A one year old left alone will also die. I love those people who think size matters (how simple-minded and convenient). I really think Konrad must be a relative of Einstein with his "bundle of cells" comment. Some people never cease to amaze me.

From a physical standpoint, I guess we can all be considered just a "bundle of cells," eh Konrad Einstein?

Answer 7

i am completely against abortion - if they don't want the baby, why don't they just give birth to it and then give it away to adoption? it was their mistake to make the baby in the first place in they should be responsible for it! any one of us could have been removed by abortions but our mothers kept us and we were lucky. it's horrible - to kill a human even before he/she has a chance to view the world. i disagree with any kind of abortion the baby is a potential of life even in the three months. there are better alternative choices for dealing with an unwanted baby, anyone who takes on this decision is a sick murderer - the worst kind there could be.

Answer 8

unless there is a medical reason for it, due to immediate danger to the life of the mother, abortion today is the quick and inmoral answer to a "screw up" by someone that had too many beers or not enough brain cells!!

if you are NOT ready to have a kid DON'T get pregnant! Don't have that defenseless creature pay for your irresponsible !behavior!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

As for Roe vs Wade......one word, ... morality!!

Answer 9

Abortion is heavily debated since we had no voice in the decision, just several people wearing robes.

Answer 10

i think abortion should be only legal before the fetus has developed into something, rather than a bundle of cells.