Abortion, pro or con and why?

Question

Tell me if you are pro life or pro choice and explain why.

I am biased like everyone else in this world, we all have opinions. But I will not pick a best answer, it will be voted on. I do not want to ask a question just to get the answer that best suits my beliefs.

Kitty in Red has 3 thumbs down and I don't understand why. What she said is heartwarming and not cruel in anyway to people who have had abortions or are pro choice. What she said is that she loves her mother for not getting an abortion with her and that everyone deserves a chance at life. What's wrong with everyone deserving a chance for life??? Nothing! The thumbs down in this case makes no sense to me at all. If I was going to choose a best answer, which I'm not as previously stated, I would choose her answer.

Pinky and the Brain, I'm so sorry that happened to you. I hate your mother for forcing that upon you. She was very selfish and unkind, if she treated you that way I'm surprised she didn't get an abortion with you.

It's law that you can have an abortion, so I'm not going to say it isn't anyone's right to not have one. But I am so against it, if I was raped by anyone, even family... And I have been, I would've kept the baby. If I was too young I would've given the child up for adoption. But that's if my mom didn't love children so much like she does. My mom would've taken care of the child, I would've been lucky in this circumstance of rape. And as soon as I graduated from High School I would've taken my child who knew me as mama and went to college at the same time as having my own apartment and job.

We Are All Mad Here, I don't see why someone would kill a newborn baby instead of giving it up for adoption. But there are some sick people out there.

ht, I gave you a thumbs up for the simple fact that you tried and mean well. But it is my opinion that the child in this case shouldn't have its life taken, only the rapist's life.

Red, I love your last sentence. More people should read that.

Delux, I've also had a friend who got an abortion. It messed her up big time, both mentally and physically.

I must say that, being a mother, I believe that every babies life is more precious than their mother's. If I died in labored that would've been sad, but all I care about is my child. Less the one percent of births in developed countries do mothers, babies, or both die. If a country is developed enough to abort, then they are developed enough for c-sections and prenatal treatment. The key is prevention of death!

Answer 1

I am for it aslong as they do the abortion process within the first 3 months. Honestly, you should know by then.

Answer 2

I think I will never have a definitive opinion on this issue. Because I do believe abortion is wrong, it's ending with a life and the million possibilities a person could have had. But then there are cases in which nothing is black or white, but more blurry... for example young children or mentally challenged women that were raped.

Answer 3

I am very liberal, very pro-choice, and very proud of it.

Why? The following is MY opinion, like it or not, I refuse to change my morals and beliefs. I don't condemn anyone for disagreeing with me, but I do hope people respect my views, just as I do theirs.

With that said, I am pro-choice in any situation because I believe it's truly a woman's choice what she wants to do with her life and her body. Why should the government, or someone who is personally against having an abortion themself, tell a stranger what to do with her life? Unless you spend a day with that person and get to know each and every person who is inquiring about an abortion, then you have no right to tell someone what to do, just as they have no right to tell you what to do. You can say all you want that they should not get an abortion and harrass them, but at the end of the day, you do not know their life, their situation, and we all know situations are different and unique.

Many people against choice say, "well when you have it, give it up for adoption. There are many couples out there that want a baby." Then...where are they? Why are adoption agencies overflowing with children. Fact is, couples will first try every means possible first to concieve a baby, before they turn to adoption. It's not that simple either to just "have the baby and give it up for adoption." Go through a pregnancy yourself, or ask someone you know about it. It's 9 months out of your life. That's a long time to some people, and it's not like pregnancy is a walk in the park. You go through so many chances, emotionally, mentally, and especially physically where you could be forced to quit your job. That's a year's worth of salary and to those women where the guy just walked off on them, they NEED to work to support themself.

Addressing those who say that the women should have protected themself or not had sex..what if they were married AND used protection, and never wanted a child? Does that mean they shouldn't have sex with their husband? I know I'm waiting till marriage, and I will use every means of protection possible as I do not want children, ever. I know I would be a bad mother, and I CHOOSE not to bring a baby into this world that would not be loved or wanted. I believe every baby should be wanted and loved. If that is selfish, then so be it. Personally, I don't care what other people think of me, the only thing that matters is knowing that I made the right choice for myself.

I have nothing against people who personally would never get an abortion themself. Good for you, you made your own choice, and didn't follow what people told you to. But what really gets to me is when someone is against choice. That is why I don't use the word, "pro-life." When you're against abortion, that's fine, but when you try and get abortion banned, that's another thing. It's just like gay marriage. Don't like it? Don't have one! But keep the option open for other people who do because fact is, not everyone shares the same views and let's talk about morals, it's not morally right to force your belief on someone else. So therefore, you can be against abortion, but pro-choice.

I also believe that abortion is strictly a woman's choice. No doctor, no government, and definitely no man should tell her what to do with her body. I know if I ever got pregnant, I would definitely have an abortion and I would not feel any guilt about it whatsoever. If a guy tried to tell me what to do, I'd shove a bowling ball up his *** then tell him to carry that around for 9 months and birth it. If the fetus or embryo (notice I did not call it a baby?) the woman is carrying is his, then sure he can have his opinion, but never the final say. If he wants a baby so badly, adopt. Simply put.

The whole "abortion is murder" thing. This is probably the #1 thing that annoys me so much when I hear it. I call an abortion a termination. Is terminating cancer, murder? Of course that's a bit extreme, but you get my point. A baby has been born, is developed at least enough to survive without the woman. A fetus or embryo is a developing process, it is NOT a human by medical definition and should not be given rights yet. It is a POSSIBLE human life. Just like natural miscarriages. It's a possiblity, but not a guarentee that the fetus will grow into a baby and be born. It could end spontaneously anytime within the pregnancy. Murdering a human being, they already have a birth certificate, a mark in the world. It affects other people, not just the one person. Abortion affects the woman only, and possibly the man.

Before this goes on for 20 pages, a few last things before I end this; HONESTLY, what would you rather see; a woman who is 8 weeks along getting a safe, legal abortion, or a woman carries full term, has the baby, and because she wasn't allowed an abortion, dumps the baby into a trash can in the middle of winter, and it dies because it was never wanted? Something I always wonder...if abortion was made illegal, what GOOD does that do? Do you really believe that it will stop all abortions? No, that'll only increase the death rate amoung women, because more women will seek out coat hanger abortions, back alley abortions, and die because they were punctured internally, and bled to death because they did not have the means to a safe, legal abortion.

I'm going to share one of my favourite quotes to end this; I know I'm not perfect, but I don't live to be, but before you start pointing fingers at other people for choices they make, make sure your hands are clean.

Answer 4

i dont know this is always a tough subject for me. i believe in some ways it could be ok because if you couldnt support the child then you shouldnt have it. or it was a product of rape. but on the other hand its not fair to take someones life away like that, they could have grown up to be a wonderful person. so i just dont know, its a really hard decision. but there are always adoption agencies. so i guess im against abortion.

Answer 5

Pro life! I've seen the change in 3 friends personalities (no it was not my baby) while they are getting this "procedure" the doc calmly says you should talk to a therapist. The therapist of course isn't covered in the insurance so my friends didn't go. One tried to kill herself (she's much better now) the other two broke ties with all their friends except me, and I can see an unhealthy change. If you want to know if it is your legal right, well, it is. I just don't like what it does to them afterward. That's 100% of my friends that had this "procedure" came away warped.

Answer 6

I wouldn't do it, I'm pro choice because I don't believe that anyone has the right to tell another woman what to do with her body, just like I wouldn't want anyone telling me what I can or can't do with my life.

And if women don't have the choice to get an abortion, they are going to go find someone in a back alley to do it, and end up killing both mother and child, or women are going to kill newborn babies.

Answer 7

Pro-choice. Abortion has many negative as pets, but people should have a choice about it. Those who call themselves pro-life don't care if a woman dies in childbirth or the baby is shown to have a definitely poor chance in life, their church makes money with baptism, and all the other ceremonies. Religions are not interested in a stable, or shrinking populations.

Answer 8

against it Why ? My mother made me have and abortion. I still have mental issues of guilt , depression when I see babies or kids that would be my child's age. Then haven't been able to get pregnant my entire marriage of 8 years.So a lot of ppl tell you that lie that its not a human soul in you .But it is and once you get the abortion you feel relieved.But then you feel bad . You start too hate yourself and you just never get past it at all. When I had mines in 1993 there was me and 15 other females all alone after the abortion all drowsy and feeling emotional lost. The staff at the clinics are very cold hearted and no communicative with etc. Then your family members whom no of the issue don't mention it. An when you confront them to talk about it they change the subject as to say Get over it. My mother has it bad she brings up once in a while that shh your baby would have been that age. An it irritates me because she has the nerve to bring it you as if i had the baby and the baby just died at birth or something.That's her attitude. She forced the ABORTION on me because she didn't want her country club friends to gossip about her. She was more worried about her self image than my emotional well being.The day she found out I was pregnant she abused me everyday I was being name called like you stupid *****, she called me all kind of names . Then she would slap me every other day etc. I basicly had no help at all emotionally from no one.So I am totally against it .

Answer 9

I'm pro choice. I personally am not a supporter of abortion except in extreme cases (teen pregnancy, rape, etc.) but I think a women should have the right to get an abortion if she needs to.

Answer 10

Pro choice. It's a woman's choice if single. If married it's both that have input. 100% if rape was the reason.

If you want to get people frothing at the mouth and almost have a stroke, post this same question in "Religion and Spirituality". The fanatics will come out of the woodwork.