I believe that if someone is raped and they don't want to have the baby they should give it up for adoption, unless they have like a medical condition where if they keep with the pregnancy they might die(although I've never heard of that before, i'm sure it's possible) then they should be able to abort it. I think being pro-choice and anti-abortion is a contradiction.. maybe I'm just undecided.  Thanks for the help!
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Yes.  I would never choose abortion for myself, no matter what the circumstances.  However, I think that if the mother's life were to be endangered, and that was certified by two physicians, then she should be able to choose for herself.  I, however, do not support abortion for social or physical convenience.  For example, if you were raped, you can always put the child up for adoption.\n\nAbortion stops a beating heart.  It's murder.
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I am not a believer in abortion.  It is an easy way out.  I am a single mother and even though it is hard to raise a child on my own, I would never have considered aborting my baby.  How many people out there have ever really seen what an abortion does to an unborn child?  It's positively horrifying, and no other word besides "murder" describes it.  It is not just about a woman's body, there is another life involved!  One that feels pain, has a heartbeat, and is completely defenseless and dependant on it's mother.  Yes, you are right.  Women SHOULD take care of their responsibilities.  Never is abortion ok, not when you consider that that baby can feel everything as it's being ripped apart.
128117
yeah its bad to abort a foetus but its not bad to ciritsise others and make quick judgmenents based on sterotypes?? ive seen it all happen before because im gay, and find i am quickly judged. I love Jesus, and I know he loves me for who I am. Im not a bad person, I take care of my disabled brother and am working in the commmunity.\n\nIm not in support of abortion, id personaly rather adoption. but if its in the first trimester (or a RAPE victim!!!!) i can agree to some extent. each case is different cant be all catagorised in the one.
515537
I think that if people, men and women, do not want a baby they should not have sex!\nThat being said and ignored by a lot of you - I think it is unfair to the men that women can abort their child without them even knowing they had a child.\nAnd yes - it is even more unfair to a child to be brought into the world when the parents did not and do not want it - ADOPTION is my answer to that.
579461
It's considered ok in rape cases because it's too painful for the woman. It's a constant reminder every day for 9 months of that terrible situation. It is too hard on her emotional mental well-being. You can't worry about the fetus and ignore the feelings and needs of the already living, breathing human that already has a life she needs to live. That's immoral too.\n\nI'm pro-choice too by the way.
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You give a good argument for pro choice, and to me, it's a refreshing one.  I am in agreement with a woman's right to choose but become less committed when the babe becomes a viable age.  I have worked in neo-natal units and clearly see that they are more than a "fetus" at 24 weeks (or less) of gestation. I would like to trust the woman to make a decision that is best for her own well-being, but with consideration of the unborn potential person she has created.  Unfortunately, not all women are so unselfish and generous, and even go so far as to use abortion as a frequent form of birth control, which disgusts me.  I have also had the experience of these same "mothers" not being fit to take care of themselves, let alone a baby, and one with the multiple health concerns that many premature babies must deal with throughout their lives.  This too, consumes the same, or more, of the natural resources you speak of and is also commonly a drain on society's welfare system.  \n\nSo, the debate continues.  Yours is a fresh perspective.  Thank you.
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I used to be strongly against abortion because it was killing life. And I thought that if the girl had got herself into it(unless it's rape), she shouldn't kill her baby just to make life easier for her. But after a lot of thinking, I decided that it should be legal. And while I am still against killing life, I realized that if a woman did not get an abortion, so many bad things could happen to the baby after it was born. The woman could kill it by dumping it somewhere. Even if she kept the baby, she could ignore it and not really take care of the baby, which is basically killing it anyway. There are so many factors like that, so now I believe that the woman should have a right to choose even though the baby does not have the right to choose.
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12 years old, and raped by a neighbor boy... Many states are now making abortions illegal in this sort of situation, and I think it's reprehensible.  Physically, not quite ready to carry a child, still in puberty.  Emotionally, reminded every single day for all those months about what had happened, even if interested in adoption.  Essentially, the new laws sentence the victim of rapes to more trauma than they've already been through.  \n\nI don't really think that abortion should be used as birth control, and especially not as the primary form, but everyone is going to have an "accident" such as a broken condom, or one night where it's missed in the heat of passion.  I don't think that someone who is 99% careful should be forced to carry a child they aren't prepared for, especially teens.\n\nI believe that adoption is a viable solution for some people, but do all these pro-life people know how many kids in this country are ALREADY orphans?  If pro-life folks think that every girl in this country should give up her baby for adoption, instead of aborting, then they need to go adopt a dozen each, because that's what it'd take to get every child that is currently available for adoption into a family.  Nobody running for the doors?  I didn't think so.  I've adopted, it's not easy...\n\nWe need to be more responsible in how we are as a society and what we teach our children regarding getting pregnant instead of trying to change the after-effects.  How many of the pro-lifers don't put their daughter on birth control because they "taught" her abstinence?  These are the girls that are out there getting pregnant.\n\nAs for the death penalty?  They committed the crime, they deserve to die for it.  Pure and simple.  Give them one appeal.  If their conviction is upheld, they die.
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I am against abortion too. But I agree with what the others said, that you have to accept the people you love, even if you don't agree with the choices they make.\n\nAnd I am in a perfect situation to talk about this because I have been in your situation once. Two years ago, when I was 23 years old, my then-14-year old sister got pregnant (by a 25-year old guy). I didn't know that she was pregnant until 2 months after she had the abortion. I live away from home so I never knew. Nobody in our family knew.\n\nWhen she told me all about it, you could probably imagine how I felt. Words fail to describe it, but let me try... Initially, I was upset. My sister was 14!! How could she get pregnant at that age?! She was a minor! And that guy is even older than I am. And then I thought about the abortion. I find abortion despicable. Sick. And I was depressed at the idea that my sister had to go through that -- at such a young age at that... Then again, would I have wanted her to go through the pregnancy and have that baby? We are barely middle class in a third world country (Philippines) and life is hard as it is. Another mouth to feed is simply unthinkable.\n\nSo you see, I did not approve of my sister's decision, and until now, I still think of the "what ifs." What if she didn't get the abortion? What if she never got pregnant? What if she never met that guy? But I wouldn't know if I would approve otherwise. And I guess I am a bit relieved that I didn't have to make the decision myself. Because if I were her, I wouldn't know what to do.\n\nSo, you see, there are really some lose-lose situations where you simply have to choose. \n\nUntil now, I'm still anti-abortion. I wouldn't want to get an abortion. But I guess we really can't say, unless we're in that situation ourselves... I keep thinking, what if I am abused and I get pregnant, will I want the baby? What if I get pregnant and I know that there'll be a good chance that the baby will be deformed (maybe because I got exposed to toxic chemicals, for instance) and will therefore have a difficult life? Will I still want the baby? So many questions. I still don't have the answer.\n\nRight now, my sister is living with me. She has learned a lesson -- the hard way -- and so have I. \n\nI will not ask you to you to tolerate what your sister did. What she did may or may not be a mistake. But please try to communicate with your sister. It may not have been an easy decision for her and she may need your moral support. Please give what you can... If not, then she may be a hardened person who isn't, in any way, affected by what she did... But I don't think she is, knowing that she has a sister like you.\n\nI am against abortion, but I also believe in choices. And I also believe that one mistake cannot be corrected by another mistake. And condemning her may yet be another mistake. Your sister may have done a BIG mistake, but we really cannot judge because we were never in her position.\n\nTake care and God bless.
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It is an interesting dichotomy wherein pro-choicers want abortions on demand, and they question/argue about when a fetus is considered a human being.\n\nHowever, if a pregnant woman is attacked in some manner by someone, and the fetus dies, then the pro-choicers want the attacker charged with murder for killing the fetus they are all too willing to kill in the first place.  \nThe difference?...they'll state that the woman wanted to keep the baby, now they call it a baby because it's wanted, but unwanted, they'll call it a fetus.  Interesting
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While the father doesn't have the right to contest an abortion, he DOES have the right to stop an adoption and volunteer to take custody of the child, so that sort of negates that one.  Otherwise, all I can say is that no one ever said life was fair.
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You have logic in your argument, and it makes complete sense.  People just want a reason to justify not having to deal with a baby, because they wanted to have sex more.  People need to speak up for, and fight for those that cannot fight for their own lives.  Unborn humans, which if left alone, will grow to become like you and I, did not ask to be made or born, but have the right to life like you and I.  I will always fight for them, and speak up.  There are little souls in there, and people don't realize how totally serious it is to stop a beating heart.
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I wouldn't have an abortion, pay for one or agree with one.\n\nBut I think everyone have the right to make the decision. Then you deal with God later, if you believe in it.
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I am pro choice.  I believe that every women has the right to what happens to their own body.  If that right is taken away what man should approve an abortion or even the right to carry the pregnancy to term.  What about in a case of rape, should the rapist decide what happens to the pregnancy?  He was just the sperm donor.\n\nMost men cannot make "rational" decision when asked so give them a life or death answer...  Sorry, I wouldn't, and didn't.  \n\nI also believe that every women has the right to say what they want, if they are pro choice or even pro life.  That is the American way.
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Abortion . . . I believe is correct decision . . . when you have to make a decision . . . if you are using it as a form of birth control . . . I don't think it is acceptable.\n\nI never had a child aborted . . . but I have taken several friends to the clinic . . . to have it done . . . \n\nSome are devestated . . . and some are just relieved.  Some don't know what to think . . . and some thought that was the best decision they made in their lives.\n\nFor me these are the rules I generally follow . . . \n\n1) Am I mature enough to handle a baby? . . . (most children are abused because they are born to mothers or parents who are too young themselves)\n\n2) Can I financially support a child? . . . (most babies are undernourish because their mother or parent cannot supply them on what they need.)\n\n3) Am I in a stable relationship (married is perferred) . . . I would have never thought of having child if I wasn't married.\n\n4) Will I be there for my child?  Anytime anywhere. . . (having a child will end your social life . . . no more late night partying . . . no more drinking, smoking, etc.)\n\nThere are more . . . but right now . . . I don't remember . . . I hate being old (almost 35).\n\n---\n\nI would say don't have a kid . . . if you want to enjoy a party lifestyle, if your are still in school (high school or college), until you obtain the career you dream of . . . or on the way there, and until you are married . . . and have been married for at least two years.
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Why did that guy above me have to be mean?  I read much dumber stuff on here!  \nI don't think abortion should be used as birth control.  But take a minute and think, please.  There are many, many people who CAN'T read this, and abortion had nothing to do with it.\nThe body ALSO aborts, but on its own.  We don't punish the body for miscarriages, do we?  I have to say I am not so righteous to believe I have all the facts and all the knowledge about abortion and the people who have them.  Not my business, it's theirs.  And I know people who have had abortions - it was NOT an easy decision, but best for everyone involved, including the unborn.\nThere are so many unwanted already.
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I am not anti-choice but, I really don't like abortion either. The decision should be the women's and whoever she slept with (If he is around) - not the government, churches, president or some televangelist scam artist. There is a reason a fetus is not called a baby; Babies are born. A fetus is a potential life and no more  alive than a tumor. We don't give the death penalty to doctors for removing tumors. (Thank god)\n\nMy answer is: NO