Why do people think abortion is okay? Not okay?
471273
Two unrelated issues.\n\nOne, should people have abortions. That's entirely dependent on your personal religious/moral beliefs, and what you think is right/wrong or proper/improper based on way too many specific circumstances (married/unmarried, adult/teen, possible rape/incest, how late in the term, etc.) The bottom line is that many people have very passionate ideas about whether it is right/appropriate or not.\n\nThe second issue is who gets to make those choices. I think it's a great thing that people are allowed to have thoughts and beliefs on the subject. I think it's wrong for any group to enforce their moral/religious opinions/beliefs on someone else. Just because 51% percent of the population may happen to believe something is a sin is no reason to force that religious belief on the other 49% who disagree.\n\nPersonally, I'm opposed to abortion except in certain limited circumstances. But that's my own personal belief system, and I'll do everything in my power to ensure that someone who disagrees with me is still allowed to make their own choice, based on what they belief.
859222
I think it is such a sensitive subject because babies are involved.  Children are something worth fighting for and I think that is where poeple become passionate.  I agree, we are all human and make mistakes.  I am against abortion completely, but God tells us to hate the sin, not the sinner.  Abortion is sad, and I would like to do away with it.  With that said, I think it is wrong to do just as much harm in attacking the people invloved.  I think this is a subject that is sensitive to not just Christians, but all people.  I think it is crazy to bomb an abortion clinic becuase you think abortion is wrong.  \nI have known people in my personal life that have had abortions, and while I do not agree with their actions, I would never try to judge them.  I believe that if I stand up for what I believe and try to get abortion taken out in a Godly way, God will reward that and do his work.  I think people in their attempt to fight for Gods will, bless their hearts, end up going to far and sometimes forget why and who they are fighting for.  \nOnce again, we are all human and fall short.
203032
No, I don't believe in abortion.  First of all, it's murder.  A baby is alive the moment it is conceived.  The baby can FEEL the tools that are killing it!  Secondly, the baby could someday help the world, and by killing it off you are killing any wonderful things that child could have brought the world!  Thirdly, if a women was raped, and definitely DOES NOT want the baby, give the kid up for adoption!  Or if she doesn't want the kid period, give the kid up for adoption!  How would you like it if you were aborted!  If you were killed, before you even had a chance!  I feel sorry for those Christians who think it is okay to kill a little baby!  I'd GLADLY adopt the baby from you!\n     Thanks for listening, y'all!  I'm PRO-LIFE!
903618
I am a Christian. I think abortion is completely and totally wrong. Its the same as murder. Once a baby is concieved, it is a human being, not just tissue. I also will tell you and every one else out tere, after a girl has had an abortion, she will most likey regret it the rest of her life, because that was a life. That baby could have become a president or someone who made a big difference in the world. Hope this helps out.   JesusSaves\nDo the same for the baby
805355
No one has the right to make a "choice" that kills another innocent human being.  It's amazing how completely ignorant most pro-aborts seem to be when it comes to prenatal development and pain perception:  \n\nhttp://www.advocatesfortheinnocent.com/fetalpain.html\nhttp://www.justthefacts.org/clar.asp\nhttp://www.abort73.com/HTML/I-A-2-prenatal.html\nhttp://www.studentsforlife.uct.ac.za/foetal%20dev%20photos.html\nhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_pictures/3847319.stm\nhttp://www.lifeissues.org/ultrasound/11weeks.htm\nhttp://www.cbrinfo.org/Resources/pictures.html\nhttp://www.abort73.com/HTML/I-A-4-video.html\n\nThe average age of an aborted baby in America is 10 weeks.  By that point, the child is fully formed and can even suck her thumb.  If her palm is pricked, she will pull her hand away and open her mouth.  In an ultrasound video of an abortion at 11 weeks, the child can be seen struggling violently to escape the suction instrument, while her heartrate doubles and she opens her mouth wide.  Unfeeling, unaware, and unformed?  Hardly!  However--even if the child was unaware and not fully developed, it would still be wrong to kill her.  Shooting a premature infant in her sleep is no less murderous than strangling a full-grown adult while he is awake.\n\nSince when does being "unwanted" make people less worthy to live than everyone else?  Should we kill homeless people and elderly people who are "unwanted," too?  Let's be honest, too--there is no such thing as an "unwanted" baby in the U.S. There are two million couples waiting to adopt right now, including couples who want to adopt children with health problems such as HIV, Down Syndrome, and spina bifida.  \n\nNewborn babies cannot survive without their mothers, either.  Left alone, they will die.  They are completely dependent.  Does that mean it's okay to kill them, too?\n\nWhere is the compassion?  Where is the logic?  Pro-aborts are completely twisted, yes.
996901
Pro-choice. If I was raped I might not want to have the baby. I probably would-because the baby didn't do anything, and I'd probably end up giving it up for adoption, but I still want to be able to choose. And why should anyone have the right to make that choice for other women? I'm also pro-choice because with abortion legal at least its quick, safe and doesn't kil the mother or simply deform the fetus. before legal abortions there were still abortions, they just were unsafe and killed many desperate young women, and those who didnt die faced criminal charges.
847300
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.
462892
I am wise enough to know that I am not smart enough to say whether abortion is right or wrong. However I feel very strongly that If abortion is outlawed then  it should still be legal in cases of rape, incest and a mothers health. Also I believe a father should be able to stop a  abortion if he will take complete responsibility for the child. Lastly if it is legal then a man should be able to give his rights away to a child if he does not wish to have one. In that case he would not be required to support it. That may sound harsh but if woman whats choice than they cannot Deni it to the father.
919642
I am constantly amazed at how those support abortion will try to turn the argument against those of us who find it appalling.  Someone who says the argument is "insulting" is striking out because they can't justify their position.  No one seems able to determine why is it that the pro-abortionist as so animate about their position.  Why is it so important to allow women to destroy life?
39447
Because mostly, they are hipocrites.  It really bothers me that they feel so superior, that they will interfere with another person affairs without knowing anything about it.  I would love to hear how they would feel if their 12 year-old daughter was impregnated as a result of a rape.  Or how they would feel if the girl again, was just a child, and impregnated by her own father.\n\nI don't believe in abortion as a form of birth control, but there are circumstances where it should be an explorable option. If it is just "they don't want it" or "it was an accident"....NO, it should not be considered.\n\nThese people standing in front of a clinic with signs and screaming at people only make a bad situation worse.  It is not as if the women who do this are excited and having a good time.......it is difficult and emotionally exhausting to have to make that decision.  I can ony imagine!  If someone disagrees, that is o.k., but don't make a specticle and make the people involved out to be monsters.  They need to adhere to their proclaimed "Christian" way of life and show respect and love.....NOT HATE.\n\nYoure right, the "right to life" is just that.  To live and make choices....and live with them.  They don't need idiots screaming, throwing dead fetuses and killing to impose there way of thinking upon another person.\n\nMy God be with each one of them all.
170718
How about just "Hypocrites" for both? The "pro-life" people think life is sacred, and abortion should be banned, but then they turn around and sentence people to die for heinous crimes. But then your "pro-choice" people think it is OK for a woman to kill an unborn child, but don't you dare kill someone who raped and killed an 8-year girl.\n\nBoth sides make no sense to me at all.
628946
Ooh touchy topic!!\n\nIt depends on the circumstances. I am against it when a woman is promiscuous and has one after the other (abortions that is) but I do agree with it if there are health risks to either mother or baby if the baby is kept.\nI would also agree if the person was raped and fell pregnant.\n\nEither way, I really don't feel that people should be judged on the decisions they have made. Be it for the right or wrong reason, having an abortion is a terrible thing for anyone to have to consider and I would never want to be in that position.
1143609
I find that abortion tends to be more of a "situational ethic".  People decide the question based on personal convenience, their own questionable moral standards, and political persuasion than on the merits of the actual problem.\nThe person who can make the decision, decides that their own lives would be compromised in some fashion, and in a unilateral decision, that the other party involved in it cannot change..(The baby) ends up the victim of their selfishness.\nOf course there are always the difficult cases of rape, or abuse, that are brought up...and while these are tragic...there ends up two victims.  The baby who is terminated for having the temerity to show up, and the mother who is traumatized.  \nWhile the latter are unfortunate, and decisions regarding them are difficult at best...the former is simply a decision that should have been made, prior to a person deciding the fate of an innocent life.  \nWe have made life cheap.  It's easy to erase mistakes in our judgement, and we are validated in this by the erroneous attitudes of others.
986122
i don't have really strong beliefs about it being wrong or right because i have never been in that situation or know anyone that has been in that situation...there are a lot of ways to look at it...i believe that if it is endangering the mother or the child (tubular pregnancy) or rape, incest or anything like that the person should be able to have that option..but i don't think that abortion should be used as a form of birth control...meaning women go and have unprotected sex and then have an abortion time after time because they don't want to be pregnant...i think that women and teenagers should be very well educated on the topic and know the risks...for example...too many abortions can wear down the lining of the uterus making it harder for you to get pregnant as you get older...so it all depends on the circumstance...i dont' think people have the right to say whether it is right or wrong...even if religion says that it's murder...the person who has had the abortion will have to answer to their maker when the time comes...not the religious person who says it wrong...if you want to look at it from religions point of veiw...we were put on this earth with freedom to make our decisions..that is agency...and with agency comes consequences..i think its a personal decision and no one elses business but that persons...i would certainly like the option of abortion if something ever happens to me like rape...that's where i stand....i love that you've asked this question...email me if you want to talk more..one thing is for sure...the woman will have to live with it the rest of her life...right or wrong...
905174
Abortion is the killing of an unborn child! It's not a lifeless blob. That makes little to no sense at all. If you put a woman and a man together, they're not going to create a blob. They're gonna create a CHILD, which is what a fetus is. If one says ' I cant care for the child.....I have work school etc', adoption is a good answer. For the kids concieved in rape, it's not the childs fault who the father is. I feel for the mother and the baby.... But truly, it's a horrible horrible crime and should be stopped.
1124413
I agree with you totally. Women should not abort babies just because they don't want them. They should have thought about that before they opened their legs. Abortion should be made illegal, that way women are more cautious when they decide to have sex. Babies happen, condoms break, it is not the baby's fault. The baby should not pay the ultimate price because of your lack of responsibility. Sex is a big responsibility and most people do not realize this. This is why I do not believe in pre-marital sex. I think sex should only be done when you are married because when you marry someone then you plan to have children. Abortion is wrong because it gives idiots a way to save their pathetic way of life.\n\nPS. If you are raped then I guess it is ok to abort because it wasn't your fault but other than that it is wrong.
309600
Most countries where abortion is legal, as far as I know, accept it only during the first three months of pregnancy, where the foetus isn't even properly termed a 'foetus' but rather an 'embryo' (I think). If you've ever seen pictures, it doesn't look anything like a human yet and it has no brain function and thus can feel no pain and has no awareness of its existence (for anybody wanting to ask 'how can you be sure?', all I can say is that I'm not - this is only what I've read). Well before birth, a foetus has become very much a human being (though not one that can survive independently) and then it is a crime to remove it.\n\nPlease remember that very few people who have had abortions see the question as black-and-white as many anti-choice people do. Every one of them wrestles with their own morals and conscience in their own way.