I strongly dissagree with abortion. Abortion is murder. Just because something is small and helpless doesnt mean people have the right to kill it! We were all there once and even if the mother didn't want us we all deserve to live. There are lots of orphanges who would gladly take kids in.

In an ideal world, no one would feel the need to have an abortion. But this is far from being an ideal world. There are instances where abortions may be necessary to save the life of the mother. That alone convinces me that abortion should not be completely outlawed.

The major question is whether abortion should be allowed on-demand for women who aren't in dire need. I'd prefer it not happen, but I am deadset against forbidding it. The better option is to prevent unwanted pregnancies in the first place. The way to do this is to better educate people about methods of pregnancy prevention (e.g. condoms, birth control pills, etc.). If a person doesn't get pregnant, they won't get an abortion. Of course, the other option is complete abstinence, but studies have shown time and again that people don't always stick to abstinence. This isn't the place for that discussion, so I won't go into it any further.

To sum up, I'm against abortions, but I'm pro-choice. It's the only rational choice for me.

pro choice.

in some situations i think its okay.
but i think adoption is the best way for people who dont want their babies.

but, if abortion was ever abolished, id be pissed.


no one should EVER be able to tell someone what they can and can't do to themselves.

I don't exactly support abortion. If the child is going to have health problems that would be potentially dangerous to it or the mother, then I say yes. However, I do not support it as a form of birth control.

100% Pro-life.

Sure, women say they should have the right to their body, but aborting a child is taking away an innocent baby's rights and, of course, life. To me, it's a choice of either murder or life.

Although I have never been anti-abortion, I have been on the fence about it in the past. With my Christian background, it is easy to understand why so many Americans are against abortion. As a woman, however, I believe wholeheartedly that it is our decision. Until one is faced with the horror of an unplanned pregnancy (especially as a teen), it is impossible to understand the complexity of the decision between life and abortion. Pro-choice, all the way!

Having an abortion is wrong (in my opinion)
but its mainly what the parents decide b/c unless its you having the baby you don't know how that person feels.

-Ashlie

i would never get an abortion myself and am against it but i think its a womans right to get an abortion.its a cicumstantial thing. if a person were to be selfish and keep a baby she couldnt take care of, what kind of life would that child be forced to have.

I am completely for abortion. I know that it's harsh I guess. I don't know exactly how to explain it, but I know that if I were to get pregnant at anytime in my life that I was not ready to have a child then I would have an abortion. I know that I couldn't put a baby up for adoption after carrying it for nine months and giving birth. I would be to connected and it would be selfish to keep a baby that I couldn't care for.

People have a choice of using protection. People have a choice of not sleeping with others. But people do NOT have a choice of murdering a breathing (yes, BREATHING) baby.

Let's say a girl gets pregnant when it's not her fault - say, sexual assault. Doesn't it still mean the baby gets to live? Don't we have psychiatric and mental treatmenets these days?

With very, VERY VERY few exceptions, abortion is wrong. You don't want a baby? Don't get laid. Or use protection.

I think girls should have a choice when it comes to abortion, but i think the guy shouldnt always HAVE to know. I mean in some cases its really the best option and i mean you KNOW the girl learned from her mistake . what if she was raped or molested? what if it was too risky and she might die/ people dont think enough about those what if's and i think its high time we ALL did.

This is really a hard question because I think abortion is wrong in every way, but if I were to be pregnant right now, I wouldn't know what I would do. I think most of the time, abortions in teens take place because the teen simply don't know how to talk to their parents and let them know what is going on. Also, many people do things without thinking beforehand, so by the time they decided that they shouldnt get an abortion, it is already too late. But abortion is a big deal and it's hard to tell someone that you're pregnant, especially if that person is very young and have strict parents. But for the most part, I don't think abortion is right because all those lives are gone, and there are the questions of what that lost child could have been.

Abortion is wrong and right at the same time. You know some people wouldn't agree with me but think about this...what if your 7 year old sister got raped and was pregant and she had a chance at losing her life along with the baby's, you would want to save one out of the two lives for in the future when she was married she could have a child too. But at the same time abortion is wrong because if you are immature and decided to have sex and can't take responsibilty for your actions then you shouldn't have the right to discontinue a human living childs life. you have to deal with your consequences. sure if you don't want or can't take care of the child give it to adoption center.

There are plenty of abortion threads already.

Please, noone respond.

I honestly think that no one but the girl and her family/doctors can make the decision on what is best. We don't konw her personal story, so how can we judge on what is best for her?! Sure, if she was just sleeping around, she needs to have the baby b/c its her responsibility. I don't think we should ban abortion b/c thats not fair to the innocent who are victims. Pro-choice!

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Originally posted by WorthWaitingFor:
Yeah, because yet another thread on abortion was totally necessary...

How many times must I repeat myself??? Let this thread die and post all your arguments on the "Abortion is wrong" thread!!!

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Originally posted by Scottie:
I am pro-life unless rape, incest, or health complications are involved, at which point I leave it up to the mother and the doctor.

Having exceptions on rape and incest when it comes to law is very dangerous. A woman desperate enough could accuse an innocent man of raping her so that she can get an abortion...though it is right to have abortions be allowed to women who were raped etc., there shouldn't be any restrictions on abortions for such reasons, no?

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Yeah, because yet another thread on abortion was totally necessary...

This one is staying mostly sane, and I don't mean just because of Jamaica not being here.

I think abortion is closely related to assisted suicide. If the fetus is part of the mother and the mother has the right to remove a part of her body that allows her to live (chemically remove important cells) then it follows that the mother can remove part of her body that is not keeping her alive. If she is not able to kill herself, then she is not able to kill a separate part of her body such as a fetus especially when health risks make such an action unwise. At least, if assisted suicide is permitted (or banned), this is the logic that could follow that action if one claims that the fetus is a part of the mother.

Abortion is unhealthy to the mother, moreso than pregnancy. I add this because I see someone jumping at me for mentioning health risks.

Personally, I say all this for the sake of debate. I am pro-life unless rape, incest, or health complications are involved, at which point I leave it up to the mother and the doctor.

To tell the truth, more and more young people are anti-abortion nowadays. Lots of people under the age of 45 feel that way because they don't know what it is like to live in a society where abortion is completely illegal...or so my sources tell me...