Do you think abortion should be illegal?
952931
Hell yes abortion should be illegal! It's murdering a human being, no matter how you look at it! A woman knows what causes her to become pregnant, and if she doesn't want a baby, she should stop being a  s l u t  and close her legs! I understand  there's issues with rape and what not, but you have a point, that's still a child, and it's not that child's fault that he/she is a product of rape. Adoption would be a great idea I would think for situations like that.\n\nIt would be bad for a doctor to take a newborn baby and strangle him or her to death or bash his or her head in on the floor wouldn't it? So what's the damn difference with an abortion, just because you can't see the baby yet, it means it's not a person? Anyone who supports abortion is a total idiot, they should support murder of every kind then if they don't want to be a hypocrite!
834736
Personally, I believe abortion to be wrong. I will say that to anyone. Most people don't have a problem with getting someone to at least stop and think before attaining an abortion. You always make a better decision when you think about all available options. BTW, I do help feed the hungry.
29795
Against abortion!  With the exception of rape.  \n\nIt must be extremely hard to carry a baby for 9 months out of that circumstance.  \n\nAlthough if I was in this situation, I would still carry the baby & consider adoption, I could never kill an unborn!
410775
I think if a woman can live with the decision to abort a life, then let her do it. I could never have an abortion, but I would not want "Big Brother" to tell me it is not my right to decide! This is SUPPOSE to be the "Land of the free" How is it free if everything is illegal?
127848
I think should be a CHOICE.  I am not for using abortion as birth control, but if there are other factors involved I think it should be up to the woman.
1105373
1.) Not sure that they feel pain, if they did I would think it would kill them because they are so fragile \n2.)The child is alive when there is a heartbeat.\n3.)That is life, a heartbeat, we know that someone is dead if they have no pulse and are alive if they do right?.\n4.) I don't think it should be legal except in the case of rape (which by the way you should have gotten the morning after pill if you went to the doctor anyway) or if it will cause the mother to die. \n5-6.)Yes, murder is taking the life of someone else. If they have a heartbeat and you take it from them for your own personal gain then yes. it is murder. especially in the case of partial birth abortion. That is just brutal.\n 8.)The government does need a say because they need to make the law,\n7.) should men? That is a hard one. A lot of men want children so badly and the only way to have your own child is if a women carries it but should they be able to tell a woman not to have a child? Absolutely not. So since a woman has the right to say you are relinquished of all resposibilities to this child part of me says the father should have the same rights but it is the womans body unfortunatly.\n10.) I can't stand the idea of abortion because I love children so much and I see so many people using it as a form of birth control and saying that it is a womans choice... well they also had the choice to wear a condom, to take a form of birth control (both free at family planning) and also the choice to not have sex! This is where I justify rape victims as they didn't have a chance to choose but all the other already made thier choice. Now they want to choose death for thier child because they are too young!?! Well then maybe you are too young for sex too. \n\nHow it affects me? High blood pressure and tears on my pillow at night.\n\nDoes no one rember ADOPTION is a possibility!?! All this "well the child would be abused" crap or "I couldn't give it a good life because I was too young" is rediculous! There are women all over crying for a child every night...did you forget about them!?
763767
Its not Morally right. I consider myself to be pro-choice. I would never look down on or criticize someone who has had an abortion but I know that in my heart its wrong and not an option for me. But I would much rather have these women who have their mind set on doing it go to a clean sterile facility and not some rusty shack and but their lives at risk as well. These women are mothers, daughters, sisters, aunts etc. I think every one knows its not morally right they aren't motivated to have an abortion bc its morally right I think they choose to because of situational factors. N I think most women feel guilty, ashamed, embarrassed and wrong about their option but they felt that was their only way out
1073110
I believe it is 100% WRONG!! The definition of abortion is:\n\n'An abortion is the removal or expulsion from the uterus of an embryo or fetus, resulting in or caused by its death."\n\nThe pro-choicers would have you believe that it is not a living thing. Well, if it isn't a living thing, then how can it result in DEATH? And if it truly isn't human, then how do women give birth to human babies? And, did you know, that if for some reason an abortion fails, the doctor then has a moral obligation under the hypocritic oath to do everything in his power to save the BABY! “If a baby is born alive following a failed abortion and then dies (because of lack of care), you could potentially be charged with murder,” said Shantala Vadeyar, a consultant obstetrician at South Manchester University Hospitals NHS Trust. Wow, how did it go from a fetus that we can just kill, to a baby we must try save if the abortion fails? \n\nEven international law is on the babies side: The 1978 American Convention on Human Rights states, in Article 4.1, "Every person has the right to have his life respected. This right shall be protected by law and, in general, from the moment of conception."
761724
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.
835963
I would definitely change the abortion laws, Completely outlaw partial birth abortion, Aren't we proud 3500 babies are killed daily in Our country. Abortion on Demand WOW! something to brag about!
914437
Abortion\n\nsome people feel it is wrong to terminate the life of a baby because the mother was not ready to have children.\n\nTo some extent abortion can be right especially if the woman was brutally raped and as an consequence she is pregnant. Or she has suffered for child abuse and as a result she is pregnant and she could be really young like 12 years old. Sometimes the baby could have a serve disability and will have 24 hour care when born and would cost alot of money that the parents don't have.\n\nReasons why people are against it is for many reasons. The most obvious is religion. The Bible/ Quran clearly state that it is wrong to take another human life NO MATTER what the events are leading to the pregnancy, it is a sin. People say that there are other options other than abortion e.g. adoption/ fostering. Most people are infertile and if you don't want your child then give the child to a family that will love the child as any parent would. Another reason is that sometimes the mother will later form a bond with the child if she keeps the pregnancy and gives birth.\n\nHope this helps xx
773408
Yes, I feel it is perfectly ethical. You are desposing of a parasite that can't survive outside the womb. Without an abortion, it is adding another unwanted child to this already overpopulated world.
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.
958756
These are different issues.  Abortion is legal but drugs are not legal.\n\nActually, I think the US should legalize some drugs and pot and make money taxing the substances.
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!
929356
Abortion is cold-blooded murder, but a necessary one sometimes.  We live in a flawed world and sometimes the best decision is a flawed one.  I FAVOR ABORTION.\n\nIdeally I would like to see the woman carry the child to term and give it up for adoption, but that takes a very strong woman to do that.  The child becomes a part of them, it is not just a life in their belly, it is THEM.  Giving up that child will probably be the hardest thing that they have every done, very few will be capable of it.\n\nI hate child abuse, and I think its is one of the worst crimes that a person can commit.  An unwanted child will have to suffer 16-18 years of abuse and it will warp them so much as to damage their entire life and the lives of those around them.\n\nNow imagine what happens with an unwanted pregnancy.  The woman is usually young in high school (The percentage of this among black people is alarming, and not just a rumor or product of racial prejudice).  The mother will have to drop out of high school; when the pregnancy starts to show.  Some schools offer a special class for pregnant women, but this is pretty rare.  Regardless of what happens the woman will have to drop out when the child is born, and this will change the family’s life.\n\nBy far the most unwanted pregnancies are those where the father isn’t present, and refuses to help care for the child.  Suing a person for child-support is expensive and takes a long time.  If the father is in school, unemployed, in prison or otherwise poor then they can’t pay child support.  So the woman and her family have to take up the burden.  There are a few cases where the father and the father’s family will step forward, but 95% of the time they won’t; and raising a child is expensive.  The child has to eat, and they grow out of their clothes quickly.  They need a roof over their head and so much more, with all of that it will be double what it takes to support just the mother.\n\nSince the woman doesn’t have a high school degree the only jobs she can get are those that only offer a minimum wage; they can’t even join the military.  The child will have to be taken care of and that will be difficult and time consuming.  Someone is going to have to meet those 4:00 a.m. feedings.  Sometimes the woman’s family can help and we end up with grandparents raising their own grandchildren.  Regardless of who helps it will take a lot time and money.  The mother can’t go back to school until the child is old enough to take a bottle, and usually the baby has to be 12-18 months old (this is an optimistic figure).  If the mother is strong she can try to go back to school, but even if she has a parent or grandparent to provide childcare it is still a difficult task, and the woman can only go to school part time.  Many women don’t even try to return to school, which dooms them to a life of poverty.\n\nThey are poor, the woman’s life has been totally disrupted, and the mother can’t graduate with her class or go to her graduation ball.  Teenage girls look forward to this event all throughout high school.  This one night is supposed to be magical for them; instead it is filled with a baby crying.  Is it any wonder that the mother soon starts to resent her baby?  Parents normally can’t provide childcare, because they have their own lives and their own family to care for, so it falls to the grandparents.  Some can do a good job, but a lot can’t.  They won’t have high paying jobs, and probably live on a fixed income.  All suffer some health problems and they will only get worse; very few grandparents will live to see their grandchild graduate high school.  If they had proper health care and a better more relaxing environment then they could, but the child robs them of this.  They are supposed to be retired and enjoying life, now they find themselves having to raise a baby all over again.  Is it any wonder that many grandparents can develop a resentment for the child that has caused all
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.