If abortions were illegal?
966735
Yes, they would complain about the cost for child healthcare and all the new taxes. They aren't happy with anything.
31431
Yes, I agree that it should always be illegal.  The number of cases where the mothers life is in danger is miniscule in comparison to when it is not.  I have been there and gone through with it.  I regret it.  A lot.  Thankfully, I have a Savior who is forgiving........
770679
It's politics.  Most Republicans want to make abortion illegal (or at least say they do) to satisfy the Christian vote.  Republicans also want to satisfy the voters that want social programs cut.  So they are playing to the appeal of their voters versus making a practical decision based off of what real people would do.
327313
I guess I sit on the fence on this issue.  On one hand, if abortion wasn't legal, there would be many deaths by "coat hanger" abortions, yet I know someone personally who has had 13 abortions, which I think is neglegence.  I also know someone who has had 10 children, half of which died from "crib death", most of the other half was taken from the state due to the mom being an alchoholic.  I guess there will always be those who abuse the system and use abortion as birth control, but I also personally know people who have had children that they never wanted, and treated them well and some who have not treated them so good.\nI guess there really is no specific "title" for my belief, cause if my 12yo was raped I would definately want her to have the pill that guarantees she would not be pregnant.  But an adult that goes out and has unprotected sex?  What right does she have to be so carefree to create a life then extinguish it because it is not convenient to her?  I think abortion should be legal but there should be some stricter guidlelines, and make other options available like adoption, and this abortion that takes the lives of fully formed babies....by cutting it's spinal cord that leads to the brain?  Are u kidding me?  Do we really condone taking the life of a fully formed being no matter how small?\nThere still leaves the many depraved people who get pregnant that are junkies or alchoholics that are ignorant enuff to give birth to the many babies that have to struggle for the rest of their lives because of the ignorance of their birth mothers.\nHow can anyone choose one side or the other, there are so many extenuating circumstances that this cannot be a black or white answer.  How many children have u seen that u think "this child should never have been born"?  None in my life, all children that I have come in contact with, from "normal" to "totally inept", have made a mark in my life.  Who would I be to say....."u should never have been born"?  All human life is worth living........I guess it all comes down to what we value as considered "worth living"
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In my utopia,I don't speak for liberals or any group,there would be no abortions.\nI really believe our goal is the same on this,as least abortions as possible but in every country that outlawed it,it still happened and in unsafe and illegal settings.\nI'm not pro abortion but outlawing it does not automatically reduce the numbers of abortions that are preformed.That's why I'm against making it a crime.\nThey will happen anyway,sad but true,I prefer them to occur in a legal and safe setting.\nI think it's hypocritical to claim babies life's will be saved by making abortion a crime when the truth is that most people having them now will still have them but with far greater risks.\nI choose focusing on healthy and open sexual education form an early age to prevent abortions.
305961
Illegal or not, Jesus would have gone willingly. That is interesting though. Thanks for calling attention to that.
670239
no,  that would be illegal
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.
498341
This is such a debatable issue. I don’t like the idea of abortion and would never encourage anyone to get an abortion BUT I understand the reasons why some women would chose this option even if I wouldn't. In terms of discrimination, I don’t really see how it can be. We all know the risks of what may happen when we sleep with someone and I think that to some extent abortion is encouraging a reckless attitude towards sex. 'Oh if I dont use a condom and cant be bothered with the after morning pill, then at least there another option'.\n\nIn the times we live in now, I understand that there are other issues y women may choose not to have a baby - career, finance etc, but then y have sex and resort to putting your body through all that? Even if contraception is used there is always that 1% chance that it will fail because none is 100% guaranteed. Rather than avoid such trauma by not having sex, women try to so as they please and then fit the consequences around their lifestyle. I kno this may sound impossible to some but sex is the ONLY way we can reproduce naturally, so what do you think is gonna happen?  If abortion was made illegal it would force women to take responsibility for their actions and think more carefully about what they are getting into.\n\nHOWEVER..... you then have to think about the fact that these babies will be unwanted and this may raise the figures in babies that go up for adoption or the child may be mistreated. Also you have to think about rape victims, who did not make the choice to be a position where they might become pregnant and women who have to abort for health reasons.\n\nIn short, no I do not think that making abortion illegal discriminates against women. Altho it will take away a choice that we have regarding our own bodies, it is possible for women to avoid getting into a position where that choice has to be made, therefore making us think more carefully about that choice. People who say that women should have the choice to do as they please with their bodies blah blah blah are not considering the fact that just because they SHOULD be able to do as they please doesn’t mean they are being responsible. Also if a man decides he wants to leave a woman after he finds out about the pregnancy that is not an excuse for abortion. We all know that relationship breakdowns are a possibility, it’s not new. If you are willing to have a child, it should be unconditional, not jus because you currently have a man by your side.
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.
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From what I understand about the case, the states determined abortion laws, and still do.  So, if it is illegal in one state, a woman can travel to another to have the procedure performed.  \nBut, I have always wondered the answer to this myself.  I assumed it would outlaw any abortions except those to save the mother's life.  But, that assumption must be wrong or you wouldn't have asked this question.
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With the exception of very extreme cases, such as incest or rape, abortion should not be legalized because I consider it to be murder, and in the eyes of the law, and also that of God's, murder is not acceptable. On the other hand though, if it weren;t legalized, there would probably be alot of kids put in the system because they were unwanted. This is good for people that can't have kids and choose to adopt, but there isn;t a gaurantee that every child will be adopted. With all this being said, I still think abortion is wrong, and people should not do it. They should practice safe sex, by all means!\n\nEmilyRose: Children of incest and rape are people also, I didn't say otherwise. Im just putting out there different arguments that people would bring up. My personal opinion is that abortion is wrong, no matter the circumstances. And Im not here to tell people to do it or not, it's ultimatly up to them, as they are the ones that will have to live with it the rest of their lives. Education is the key. We need to educate people on birth control and practicing safe sex... and maybe then abortion rates will decrease.
464282
Actually, I think both should be illegal!!!! \nAt what point these days does society think that life begins? It seems that answer is directly related to the value the mother puts on the child. \n\nIf it's not a baby....you're not pregnant!
1019030
NO! I argee with you on everything but the Pro-life. What if you get raped, can't take care of a baby and can't get a abortion? That would all be b/c of you. Change that and I'll vote yes.
1155786
in Romania it was illegal(till 1990) and many women still did it in horrible conditions and died after or where sterile for the rest of their lives and some of them who had an unwanted child abandoned the baby so there were many abandoned children, and women who were in ther 40s had to have the child. don't get me wrong, I'm against abortion but i believe also in a woman's right to choose and i must say that in this time it was illegal using contraceptives and condoms, you had to have relations and money to be able to find contraceptives, you couldn't find them in pharmacies.
1118851
I wouldn't.  I believe abortion needs to be legal but it's nothing I would do myself.
669940
They are legal. The debate about that is over. Roe v. Wade is still the rule of law.\n\nDo I think it is murder? That is a whole other issue. I would never be able to contemplate having an abortion without feeling as though I was killing my child. I know that I would never "get over" having made that choice. I know I would need forgiveness, the question would be==> who would forgive me?  I know there are circumstances where it might be necessary, but pray I am never subject to those circumstances.\n\nIt is a tough, impossible issue. In the end, it probably should be legal, but there should be stricter hoops before it is permitted.